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It Takes A Village

It Takes A Village

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 Nine to Noon's Kathryn Ryan interviews parenting experts to help you navigate the trends, trials & tough calls of modern family life.(C) Radio New Zealand 2025
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  • Political commentators Ben Thomas and Andrew Kirton

    Political commentators Ben Thomas and Andrew Kirton
    Oct 19 2025

    Ben and Andrew discuss recent events in politics including the death of former Prime Minister Jim Bolger.

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    29 mins
  • When toddlers aren't talking yet

    When toddlers aren't talking yet
    Oct 16 2025

    Speech and Language Therapist Christian Wright talks to Kathryn about what typical language development in pre-schoolers looks like, when parents should be concerned, and what they can do to help.

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    16 mins
  • Growing Money Savvy Kids

    Growing Money Savvy Kids
    Oct 9 2025

    Financial education will be embedded in the school curriculum for years 1 to 10 from next year. For younger children it'll be the basics like want vs need, and what is a bank account. More senior students will learn about budgeting, investment, interest, taxes, and insurance to help to build lifelong financial skills. Neil Edmond is the founder of MoneyTime, an online financial literacy program for children ages 10 to 14 which has just been awarded 'Best Primary Product' at the Global EdTech Awards. He's on an advisory group working with the Retirement Commission to support the implementation of financial education in the new social sciences curriculum. He says parents need to start the work at home, and the earlier the better.

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    21 mins
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