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9:08 AM.A report into maritime safety in Tory Channel finds KiwiRail's proposed bigger interisland ferries carry a heightened risk of grounding and collision which could result in catastrophic loss of life or… Read more Audio

11:18 AM.Northland's Mangonui Waterfront Apartments Motel owner Daniel Thompson joins the programme, reporting the sea has changed.  RNZ's Tom Kitchen is in Whangara, on the East Coast. He joined Nine to Noon… Read more Audio

11:08 AM.Fisherman Ralph Stanbrook joined Nine to Noon from a boat off shore from Tutukaka in Northland, while Kate Malcom, owner of Dive! Tutukaka and joined the programme from a headland above the town. Read more Audio

10:58 AM.Leading up the 11am news National's deputy leader Shane Reti joined the programme from high ground in Whangarei where he could see the sea going out. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Mark Ashcroft is principal of Parua Bay School in Whangarei, which is just a couple of hundred metres from the beach. Most of his students have been collected by parents, and the rest have moved to… Read more Audio

10:33 AM.Radio New Zealand reporter Nita Blake-Persen joins the programme from Onerahi near Whangarei airport, while Country Life reporter Carol Stiles is on Great Barrier Island. Read more Audio

10:22 AM.Opotiki District Councillor Louis Rapihana and Opotiki Mayor Lyn Riesterer join Nine to Noon to detail the evacuation process in the town, and what activity can now be seen off the coast. Greg… Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Rolling coverage continues through the morning. Minister for Emergency Management, and East Coast MP Kiri Allan provides an update on advice for those living in affected areas. Coastguard Operations… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.We have the latest earthquake update from Far North Mayor John Carter, RNZ reporter Nita Blake Persen, Whakatane mayor Judy Turner, Murphy's camp ground owner Shane Salter, Opotiki Holiday Park… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about three new movies in the cinemas: Supernova, starring Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci, Blackbird, a US drama that stars New Zealand's Sam… Read more Audio

11:29 AM.Kathryn talks with educator, speaker and author Gill Connell about the importance of movement in getting young children ready for the classroom and learning. She says kids are born to move, and in the… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Technology commentator Peter Griffin joins Kathryn to talk about Rocket Lab's announcement of a merger deal that will enable it to list on the Nasdaq - why did it skip local exchanges and why is it… Read more Audio

10:44 AM.Kiran Dass reviews The Crooked Tree by Una Mannion, published by Faber. Read more Audio

10:08 AM.Security threats to nations have changed in the technological era, something Dr Tobias Feakin knows a lot about. He's Australia's inaugural Ambassador for Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology. First… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.UK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Kathryn to look at the Budget outlined overnight by Chancellor Rishi Sunak, which will see the UK borrow a peacetime record £355bn and retain the country's… Read more Audio

9:19 AM.More than 900 passengers and crew of the luxury liner Ruby Princess caught Covid in the early months of the pandemic last year, in a super-spreader event that ended up as a massive cluster for… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.An Auckland GP and member of the Covid Immunisation Implementation Advisory Group says it's time for the government to reveal more of the detail around its vaccine roll out plans. Cabinet ministers… Read more Audio

11:46 AM.Julia joins Kathryn to look at Tai Moana Tai Tangata by MÄori sculptor Brett Graham at the Govett Brewster Art Gallery in New Plymouth, on until 2 May. She'll also look at Ralph Hotere: Ä€tete (to… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:26 AM.West Coast couple Colin and Sheryn champion local artists and craftspeople with their Blackball business, Kereru Crafts. Read more Audio, Gallery

11:06 AM.Music reviewer Kirsten Johnston joins Kathryn to share some music from Jed Parsons, Cassandra Jenkins and Hether. Read more Audio

10:41 AM.Ralph McAllister reviews The Prophets by Robert Jones Jnr, published by Quercus. Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Forensic science is now baked into the way we solve crimes, and the way we think about crimes being solved. This century there have been thirty four seasons of CSI alone, and the process of crime… Read more Audio

9:48 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the latest rape claim which has rocked Australian politics. It's expected the Cabinet minister accused over the historical claim… Read more Audio

9:38 AM.Commodore of the Classic Boat Club of Southland Brian Railton is on a quest to restore a century old fishing boat to its former glory. Brian found the twenty seven foot vessel in Dunedin in a fairly… Read more Audio