Rnz: Nine To Noon

Kathryn and commentators look back on the year in politics, business, the economy and science.

Tom Augustine is a Tamaki based filmmaker and critic. 

Summer holidays come with plenty of opportunities for children to utter 'I'm bored'. Parenting expert Zhenlin Wang on whether that's a bad thing.

Tech journalist Bill Bennett looks at how 2025 became the year tech giants became deeply entangled in geopolitics. 

The economy rebounded in the September quarter, after contracting in the June period. 

Libby Kirkby-McLeod is a senior RNZ reporter based in Hamilton

Cynthia Morahan reviews The Funeral Crashers by Joanna Nell, published by Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand.

Natasha Clark is political editor for LBC London.

Tasman District mayor Tim King joins Kathryn to talk about how the region and its recovery is going.

Former National Minister and academic Marilyn Waring who set up the People's Select Committee gives an update on pay equity progress.

Auckland Airport chief executive Carrie Hurihanganui talks through the big changes and what they mean for the Auckland economy.

Cases brought by family carers that have been on hold for years in the Employment Relations Authority are now waiting for direction.

Science commentator Dr Jen Martin joins Kathryn with four of the top discoveries of the year.

2025 marked another year of big developments in space exploration, including NASA's Project Artemis that will take humans farther from Earth than anyone's been for over 50 years. 

Jesse Archer from LakeFM in Taupo

Gina Rogers reviews What Have I Done? My Autobiography by Ben Elton.

A new charter school in Upper Hutt focused on high-performance sports is set to open next year. 

After 30 years of spectacular designs for the World of Wearable Arts, one of New Zealand's most prolific illustrators, creators, designers and writers, Fifi Colston, is taking a break. 

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn with the latest on the Bondi shootings, including how public debate has now shifted to political recriminations, now the government has announced it would tighten gun laws. 

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