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About Nine to Noon

Every weekday, Kathryn Ryan tackles everything from hard news to lifestyle issues, with the help of newsmakers, overseas commentators and correspondents, fellow journalists, experts in every imaginable field, writers, reviewers and ordinary New Zealanders.

In the first hour Kathryn investigates the main news of the day both here and overseas. At 9:45 am daily we get the latest news from overseas from our correspondents. On Mondays we hear from our Europe correspondent, Seamus Kearney, or our middle east correspondent Irris Makler. On Tuesdays we catch up with the latest in the US with Jack Hitt or Richard Adams, and on Wednesdays it's the turn of Paul Barclay or Ray Moynihan in Australia. On Thursdays we look at what's happening in the UK with Matthew Parris, Jon Dennis, Kate Adie or Michael White, while on Fridays we hear news from the Pacific with Mike Field or from Asia with Phil O'Sullivan.

Every morning after the 10:00 am news, our Feature Interview profiles a wide range of interesting people who stimulate new ideas and debate. At 10:30 am we have book reviews with an invited reviewer; these continue at the same time through the week from Monday to Friday, apart from alternate Fridays when John McIntyre takes a look at the latest children's books. At 10.45am we continue our literary theme with a daily reading.

At 11:00 am on Mondays, we cover what's hot in politics, with Matthew Hooton taking the right-wing perspective, and Laila Harre, the national secretary of the National Distribution Union and former Alliance Cabinet Minister, on the left. On Tuesdays we feature business news with Rod Oram, on Wednesdays we have Marty Duda's music artist of the week, on Thursdays we talk new technology with Colin Jackson or Nat Torkington and on Fridays Manu Taylor introduces a selection of the latest music.

At about 11:25 am on Mondays a variety of chefs bring us different recipes for the week, with John Hawkesby picking wine to match. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, we discuss hot topics in the public arena, and once a fortnight on Thursdays we talk with respected parenting guru and author Nigel Latta. On Wednesdays one of our team of legal experts discusses law issues, and on Fridays Joseph Romanos talks sport.

We round up the morning on a lighter note with lifestyle comment. On Mondays at 11:45 am Tommy Honey covers what people are talking about up and down the country, alternating with outdoorsman, adventurer, travel journalist and  photographer Kennedy Warne.

On Tuesdays we look at media coverage of topical issues with Denis Welch, and on Wednesdays we review the latest films with Graeme Tuckett, while Simon Wilson talks TV on Thursdays. And we finish the week with a light hearted look at the news with Te Radar, joined by either Michele A'Court, Irene Pink, Gemma Gracewood, Jackie Brown, Elisabeth Easther or Pinky Agnew.