Heading into the final weekend of the Winter Olympics - where does this Games rank for New Zealand? Who have been the stand-outs? Who are the remaining medal chances?
Friday funnies: Michele A'Court and Te Radar
19/2/2026 | 16 mins.
Feud over whether Aussie or New Zealand milk tastes better, underwear to track a wearer's farts and a roundabout hack that has opinion divided.
Around the motu: Mike Tweed
19/2/2026 | 10 mins.
The fight to save a Whanganui post shop, infamous office building given heritage protection and the choir in search of new singers.
Book review: Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy
19/2/2026 | 5 mins.
Eden Denyer of Unity Books Wellington reviews Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy, published by HarperCollins.
What makes word games like Wordle so popular?
19/2/2026 | 16 mins.
The New York Times has grown its newsroom over the last decade, while others are dwindling or disappearing altogether.
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.