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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's expert commentators and reviewers and catch up with the latest lifestyle trends on this award-winning programme.
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Midweek - Luxon rolls on but Dallow's done, intimate image exposure, RNZ boost, premature Xmas
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22:57PM pushes back the rumours of a rolling, but Dallow leaves TVNZ. Also: the ethics of intimate image exposure, RNZ's numbers boost - and when is it too soon to wrap up 2025? Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more detailsBy RNZ
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Meta deleting teens accounts ahead of Aus social media ban
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6:49Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about an unofficial roll out of the country's social media ban beginning today with the tech giant Meta starting to delete accounts held on its platforms. The full social media ban is due to be implemented next week.
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Black Caps well in control of first test against West Indies
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3:42The Black Caps are well in control of the first cricket test against the West Indies in Christchurch, as day three belonged to the kiwis who now have a lead of well over 300. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen.
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Soliders gather to mark 75 years since military unit formed
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4:23A blend of former soldiers posted from a range of conflicts, gathered together today to mark the 75th year since their military unit was formed. The 16th Field Regiment was formed to fight in the Korean War - and since 1950 it has served around the world. Today, veterans and their families have remembered their parts in modern history's turbulent t…
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IKEA opens its doors to excited Auckland shoppers
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2:23After all the planning and waiting, the Swedish furniture megastore IKEA has opened in Auckland. While hundreds of customers, including the Prime Minister celebrated the much anticipated store opening, the rest of the city was braced for disruption. Traffic management was in full effect, with authorities warning of delays of up to 40-minutes around…
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A government decision to reject stronger climate targets is pitiful, and will cost households in the long run, scientists, advocates and opposition politicians say. The coalition today released its response to recommendations from the Climate Change Commission to strengthen New Zealand's 2050 targets for methane and carbon emissions. It rejected th…
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NZTA pauses millions in funding over false police breath tests
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5:18The New Zealand Transport Agency has frozen $6 million dollars of funding to police until it's satisfied they've met their alcohol breath test targets. It comes after RNZ revealed 30,000 breath tests had been "falsely or erroneously recorded" by frontliner staff. About 130 police around the country are under investigation. National Crime Correspond…
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Olympic swimmer Lewis Clareburt to dive into training in Australia
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7:05Two time Olympic swimmer Lewis Clareburt will dive into training in Australia in the new year as he chases the dream of a medal at the LA 2028 games. The 26 year old has announced he's moving from Auckland to Melbourne so he can train with other top Aussie and Japanese athletes, and he'll be coached by internationally renowned Jolyon Finck. Lewis C…
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Long awaited changes coming for retirement villages
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3:02Long-awaited changes are coming for retirement villages meaning residents will be fully repaid within 12 months of leaving a unit, but some advocates are worried they still don't go far enough. The Government has announced it will proceed with changes to the Retirement Villages Act, which it says will give more fairness and certainty to residents a…
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Auckland commuters spotted digital motorway signs with warnings to beware traffic delays with IKEA opening in Auckland this morning. The Swedish homeware store takes up a whole block in Mount Wellington. Traffic forecasts showed worst case scenarios of 40-minute delays just to get off the motorways and a special traffic team was in place monitoring…
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Rugby World Cup draw happens two years before tournament
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4:16The first of two big World Cup draws happened this week, with the Rugby World Cup version happening last night in Sydney. The timing of the draw has raised a few eyebrows as the tournament is about two years away, and there's a feeling of deja vu about how it's panned out for the All Blacks. Sports reporter Jamie Wall spoke to Lisa Owen.…
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Photos released from Jeffrey Epstein's private island
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5:40United States correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about a number of new photos from sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's island that has been released to the public, as well as a Pentagon review into group chat messages related to US strikes on Yemen which were leaked earlier this year.
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Companies making ultra processed food sued in the US
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9:20San Francisco is suing the makers of ultra processed food or UPFs, arguing local government is picking up the bill for the serious health consequences from their products; including conditions like obesity, diabetes, fatty liver disease & cancer. 10 companies including Nestle, Coca Cola, Pepsi, Kraft Heinz and Mondelez are targeted in the legal act…
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Bringing Pixie Williams' voice back to vinyl
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8:53Blue Smoke was first released in 1949, when it arguably made Pixie Williams New Zealand's first pop star. Now seventy seven years later, Holiday Records is bringing Pixie back to vinyl. Here to tell us more about the new album is Holiday Records Ben Wallace.
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It's time to talk money matters with Mary Holm now and she brings us good news on mortgages! This week's topics: 1. Official cash rate dropped again. 2. Fewer people behind on mortgage payments 3. Many people are not reducing their payments but using extra to pay down principal.
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Kate Rodger and Afternoons Senior Producer Olivia Wilson are in studio with Jesse to talk about all the content clogging up their group chats.
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Group Chat: Chat GPT fails and weighing into Wicked
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13:56Kate Rodger and Afternoons Senior Producer Olivia Wilson are in studio with Jesse to talk about all the content clogging up their group chats.
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Sri Lanka is dealing with a disaster - how can we help?
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10:22Over the last few days tropical cyclones have combined with heavy monsoon rains across South Asia with devastating results. There has been severe flooding - and mudslides - across Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand. The death toll has risen to over 1,100 across the region, with many more displaced. Aotearoa based non-profit TearFu…
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Sibling rivalry: a normal part of growing up?
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16:40Is competition, jealousy, and conflict between brothers and sisters a normal part of growing up? While bickering and nitpicking can be hard for parents, can sibling rivalry also be a way for children to learn life skills? Kathryn talks with Clinical Psychologist and mum of three, Jacqui Maguire. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details…
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Rating the very best of NZ TV and Film from the 2010s.
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10:04The Spinoff's Alex Casey and Tara Ward have been commissioned to curate a list of the very best New Zealand film and television from the 2010s The pair took a nostalgic look back at our local screen content in that eventful decade marked by the arrival of streaming, the dominance of reality TV, a boom in home-grown comedy and Taika Waititi's rapid …
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What is the Emissions Trading Scheme Auction?
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9:44Yesterday the final emissions trading scheme auction of the year failed to clear. That means there were no bidders for any of the carbon credits up for sale That makes 2025 just the 2nd year in the schemes 17 year history in which all four auctions have failed to clear This comes against a backdrop of business uncertainty and weakening environmenta…
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Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 4 December 2025
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16:23The government changes to the Retirement Villages Act aims to give residents and their families clarity on repayments, but not everyone is happy; Stats NZ is defending its decision not to have a final large-scale census in 2028, which was one of the recommendations of an expert advisory group it convened; Lea Tupu'anga/Mother Tongue is the first To…
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Tongan film, Lea Tupu'anga/Mother Tongue considered for Oscar
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6:15Lea Tupu'anga/Mother Tongue is the first Tongan film to be considered for an Oscar. Director Vea Mafile'o and writer Luciane Buchannan spoke to Charlotte Cook.
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News from the rural farming sector.
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Day three of the opening Test against the West Indies in Christchurch, a hamstring injury means Tom Blundell won't play any further part in this test or the next.
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News from the business sector.
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StatsNZ defends decision not to have final census in 2028
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4:07Stats NZ is defending its decision not to have a final large-scale census in 2028, which was one of the recommendations of an expert advisory group it convened. Andrew Sporle, Associate Professor at the University of Auckland's Department of Statistics spoke to Charlotte Cook.
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Government makes changes to Retirement Villages Act
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4:56The government changes to the Retirement Villages Act aims to give residents and their families clarity on repayments, but not everyone is happy. Retirement Villages Association executive director Michelle Palmer spoke to Charlotte Cook.
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Film and television reviewer Tom Augustine joins Kathryn to look at how the latest Knives Out mystery starring Daniel Craig as detective Benoit Blanc compares to the first two. After the Hunt is a psychological thriller starring Julia Roberts as a college professor caught in a sexual abuse allegation between a student and a colleague. Nuremberg sta…
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Sibling rivalry: a normal part of growing up?
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AI agents: What are they and who's liable if things go wrong?
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17:15Tech commentator Alex Sims looks at computer programs that use artificial intelligence to pursue goals and tasks with minimal input.
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RNZ Pacific News at 11am for 4 December 2025
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8:42The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport.
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Ché discusses the decision to pay $500,000 to remove large trees in Invercargill's central business district.
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Paul Diamond reviews 50 Years of the Waitangi Tribunal edited by Carwyn Jones and Maria Bargh, published by Huia Publishers.
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Govt proposes shift in retirement village legislation
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7:30The government's long-awaited changes to the retirement villages legislation have been announced.
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Kite Runner to The Crown: Khalid Abdalla on his remarkable career as an actor and activist
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24:34He's known for his roles in movies including The Kite Runner, Green Zone and United 93, as well as playing Dodi Fayed in The Crown.
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Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 4 December 2025
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28:55The caretaker of the campground hit by a tornado in Manawatu yesterday says they're lucky no one was more seriously injured, or killed; Investigators have identified a defect that led to an Airbus A320 aircraft engine suddenly shutting off en route from Wellington to Sydney a year ago; As peace talks with Russia stall once again, New Zealand is com…
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RNZ Pacific News at 10am for 4 December 2025
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8:36The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport.
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UK: Rachel Reeves faces claims she 'mislead' over Budget
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10:29Our UK correspondent looks at why Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been facing claims she mislead the public about the nation's finances.
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New Zealand has its first national wastewater standards - after Cabinet agreed to new rules that will come into force on December 19.
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