Nine to Noon

As student hall costs rise, RAs lose their rent reduction Resident Advisers at the University of Auckland say fewer people will want to do the vital role, now a significant rent reduction has been taken away. Resident Advisers - or RAs - as they're known, pl...

Up goes the rent... out goes the reduction RAs used to get. Can a rise in their hourly wage make up for the loss of the rental discount?

Young change makers: Impact Award Winners Luke Gray and Georgia Latu are two of five young people recognised at the weekend for their leadership and creating real solutions to the real challenges in Aotearoa. Luke created a mental health init...

The kids are alright.

Toxoplasmosis : Toll on lambs and threat to waterways Toxoplasmosis, a disease carried by cats is costing sheep farmers tens of millions of dollars annually and is also killing dolphins. Tasman farmer, Lloyd Faulkner is heartbroken to lose 110 lambs to t...

Tasman farmer Lloyd Faulkner has had to bury most of his lambs this year thanks to a disease associated with cats.

Nine To Noon From nine to noon every weekday, Kathryn Ryan talks to the people driving the news - in New Zealand and around the world. Delve beneath the headlines to find out the real story, listen to Nine to Noon...

On the show today: Off the cruise ship and straight into anti-social behaviour - we look at concerns Auckland's CBD is unsafe for tourists and locals alike. Details of NZ's national security threats, and the 81-year-old who won a Lamborghini - and immediately took it for a spin.

How South Island company Spout is tackling milk bottle waste South Island company Spout is helping to reduce the number of plastic milk bottles by offering a milk-in-keg service to big milk consumers.

Kegs are great for beer. Why not milk?

Napier school brings in hard cellphone ban A Napier school is introducing a hard ban on cellphones, including at lunchtimes, in the hopes students will begin to appreciate time away from their devices.

Parents and teachers have delighted in a hard cellphone ban introduced at a Hawke's Bay school. The students? Well, they're getting there.

Political commentators Gareth Hughes and Liam Hehir Gareth Hughes and Liam Hehir look at the final shakedown of Parliament following the special vote count, where did the close results land and which MPs are out as a result? And the slow process of sti...

And still, we wait.

'I might have to walk away': Small towns can't afford seismic work Some owners of heritage buildings in regional centres are preparing to hand over the keys and abandon their properties because they can't afford the cost of earthquake strengthening. Under current leg...

How earthquake strengthening is proving too much for the owners of some of our oldest buildings in the provinces.

Great white research yields results into shark pups If you're planning on getting in the water this summer, you might want to take extra care in and around Tauranga Harbour. Marine biologist Dr Riley Elliott has been tagging and tracking great whites i...

What happens when you tag great whites? You find out where they're breeding. Shark Man Riley Elliott joined Kathryn to talk about how that could upset some Kiwis' summer plans.

Growing number of older renters waiting for housing solutions According to a report by the Retirement Commission, in 25 years 40% of over 65-year-olds will be paying rent. Against this backdrop, retirement village operators are increasingly getting out of provid...

Renting over the age of 65 is about to become much more common. But do we have housing solutions at the ready?

Timaru company tackling how to upcycle and recycle work wear Work safety wear is designed to be hardy - but even it will reach the end of its life eventually. What to do with it then became an issue of great concern to Annie Light.

We profile a lot of problems on this programme. Sometimes it's nice to talk to people finding solutions.

John le Carré's biographer Adam Sisman on the novelist's love affairs After publishing his John le Carré biography in 2015, Adam Sisman has returned to the subject. One of the greatest novelists of the 20th century, John le Carré - who's real name is David Cornwell - ...

Adam Sisman published John le Carré's biography in 2015. It was the truth, but not the whole truth. Now he's filled in the gaps.

Jan Jordan: The power of honesty in overcoming deep pain Professor Jan Jordan is best known as a criminology academic and victims' rights campaigner, with a long career at Victoria University and many academic books, particularly looking at rape culture and...

She's a well-known criminology professor - but Jan Jordan hasn't spoken about her own survival story. Until now.

Simplicity to ramp up housing efforts Non-profit KiwiSaver provider and fund manager Simplicity says it wants to build and fund 25,000 new homes in the next 10 years. It aims to try hit this goal by launching a new investment fund today t...

25,000 homes in 10 years? KiwiSaver provider Simplicity reckons its new fund can deliver.

'History in the making': Facebook whistleblower on new lawsuits This week attorneys general across the United States launched a broadside against social media giant Meta, over harm caused to children and young people. A total of 41 states have launched multiple la...

Legal action in the US by 41 states alleges Meta has ensnared kids while knowing how toxic its platforms could be. Kathryn asked Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen whether it would change how the social media giant operates.

Telcos fail to improve billing app for second year The Commerce Commission says mobile phone providers have failed to improve pre-pay billing apps, for the second year in a row. In the latest report, prepared by Consumer NZ, not much has changed when ...

Still struggling to understand your mobile bill? A review of what's changed since telcos were asked to make it easier finds...not much has actually changed.

What is the secret to human happiness? Dr Robert Waldinger has been studying human happiness and the secret to it for decades. He is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and Director of the the Harvard Study of Adult...

What's the secret to happiness? We asked the guy heading up the world's longest-running study into it.

The potential perils of lending money to family The financial ombudsman is issuing a reminder on the importance of taking proper precautions when when lending money to family members. With the cost of living high, many people are turning to the 'ba...

Why the 'bank of mum and dad' can be really bad for family business....

Political Commentators Neale Jones and Tim Hurdle Neale and Tim join Susie to look at the post-election waiting game, as coalition talks continue. So far the only confirmed ministerial position is Nicola Willis in finance - but who else is likely to ...

Our political commentators joined Susie Ferguson to talk about all the questions that remain unanswered a week on from the election.

NZ private sector vulnerable to espionage: SIS head New Zealand tech and innovation businesses are vulnerable to the threat of industrial espionage by state actors, according to the head of the spy agency. Andrew Hampton, the Director General of the Se...

What will the rise of artificial intelligence do for spies?

Wellington bar owners angry over liquor licensing delays A group of Wellington bar owners say they face unreasonable delays for liquor licences, and are unfairly blamed for antisocial behavior on Courtenay Place.

Booze and bad behaviour fuel Courtney Place at the weekend. But bar owners say they're being unfairly blamed and punished with delays to liquor licence renewals.

Renee White: how to be a more peaceful parent When Renee White had kids she was determined to raise them how she wished she had been raised. But when her son Eli was one and a half, in the middle of a tantrum, Renee found herself saying things sh...

How to parent with peace (even when the kids are at their ABSOLUTE worst...)

Let's face it, pets can be fussy buggers (we're looking at you, cats). Vet Kat Littlewood returned to the programme to answer your questions. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

Does one of the world's most famous paintings hide a royal scandal? Andrea Hotere on the mystery that inspired her new novel 'The Vanishing Point'.
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If you're in Auckland, this may inform your summer swim plans...
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Just off Symonds Streets sits a facility that could be helping plug gaps in our nursing workforce. So why is it not being used? www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

Hear the one about the burlesque dancers who horsewhipped an Otago newspaper editor for impugning their character? Tom Clarke's new book is full of long-forgotten gems.
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For nearly his entire adult life, if somebody asked Southland man Michael Kingpotiki to read something out, he'd tell them he didn't have his glasses handy. The truth was, he didn't know how.
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