Nine To Noon

09:05 2024 in review

Brigitte Morten, Neale Jones, Victoria Young and Allan Blackman look back on 2024, as part of Nine to Noon's farewell to 2024 show.

09:20 Deck the halls: Aged care residents record a Christmas album

The power of music has been demonstrated in a special Christmas project involving residents at two aged care facilities in Auckland. Music therapists from the Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust have worked with the residents to create a Christmas album. Sam Scott and Luke Stothart from the Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust join Kathryn Ryan.

09:30 The art gallery celebrating bad art and what we can learn from it   

The Museum Of Bad Art was founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 1993 to collect, exhibit, and celebrate art that is too bad to be ignored.  The paintings in the MOBA Collection, whether purchased in thrift stores or yard sales, rescued from the trash, or donated by their creators, represent sincere attempts to create meaningful art, but something has gone terribly wrong  in their execution or concept.  Louise Reilly Sacco is the director of the Museum of Bad Art and joins Kathryn Ryan to discuss the museum and its aim to challenge how we determine what is successful art

10:05 Jaedyn Randell: star of Moana 2 and The Voice

For many tamariki their first viewing of Moana 2 will be in te reo - and when they hear the main character talking and singing, they will hear the voice of Jaedyn Randell. Jaedyn, (Tainui) grew up in Hamilton but studied music technology at the creative arts school at Massey University in Wellington. Earlier this year she won big plaudits for her performances on The Voice Australia. She was cast as the voice of Moana in the first te reo version of the film in 2017. As well as her singing career, Jaedyn has a Masters in Teaching,  and taught high school before her recent move to Melbourne three months ago. Jaedyn talks to Kathryn about finding her identity as Māori.

10:30 Jeremy Taylor's picks of the best music of 2024

Slowboat Records' Jeremy Taylor looks back on what he's been listening to this year, and shares his favourite tracks of 2024, including The The, Charli XCX, Nala Sinephro, Kim Deal and The Cure.

11:05 Haere rā 2024

Wellington chamber choir Nota Bene sing Christmas songs, and  - Te Radar, Michele A'Court, Kirsten Zemke and Sam Ackerman bid farewell to 2024.

11:20 Northland's first possum dog on the job

When Shaka - the Hungarian Vizsla cross German Short Haired Pointer - is at home, he's just a regular family dog. But when he dons his fluoro orange vest and yellow muzzle - he's on the job. Shaka is training to be Northland Regional Council's first professional working possum dog. The introduction of Shaka as a possum eradication tool comes after three years of planning and discussion with community groups as part of the Predator Free Whangārei Possum Elimination project. The project aims to remove possums from more than 9000 hectares across the Whangārei Heads peninsula, which is home to a growing Kiwi population. Shaka's owner and trainer Gaelyn Dewhurst speaks to Kathryn Ryan. 

11:40 Extreme skier Jess Hotter's a film star

After her historic win of the freeride skiing world championships in 2022, Kiwi extreme skier Jess Hotter has continued taking her ski talents to new heights. And now she's being recognised on the big screen. She's just been named Standout Female Skier of the Year at the International Freesports Film Festival in Whistler, Canada. Hailing from Ohakune, Jess starred in the freeskiing film Beyond which features her and fellow freeskiers as they travel around impressive ski locations like Whitecap Lodge, Mt Baker and Whistler Blackcomb. She's continued filming - most recently in Glenorchy down south.