Kathryn Ryan

Bill McKay looks at an increasingly common scenario on city streets, as local residents, businesses and Councils argue over needed changes to roading, cycle-paths, bus-ways and car parking. Audio

After a decade working in the construction industry, Naomi and Frans Steenkamp now run Wellington's first fresh goat milk creamery. The Steenkamp's 15-acre hillside property is likely "the only goat… Audio

The Parliament's protest has been going three weeks and frustration grows on all sides, what will it take to end it?. Also, will the government move faster on MIQ now Covid cases in the community are… Audio

David Hill reviews The Frog Prince by James Norcliffe, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Audio

At just 30, Wellingtonian Charlotte Feehan is one of the youngest head brewers in the country. After completing her brewing apprenticeship at Aro Street's Garage Project, she also qualified as a… Audio

Seamus says there's been an historic shift as Germany sends weapons to Ukraine and the taps have been turned off on the Russia to Germany gas pipeline project. Hungary's Prime Minister who is normally… Audio

One of the country's largest commercial landlords wants to see businesses encourage workers back into central city offices, before it's too late. Many CBD employees have been working from home in the… Audio

Western powers have condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin's order to put nuclear forces on "special alert" - in response, he says, to NATO "aggression". The United States is calling it "totally… Audio

Sad news coming from the world of sport, Sam discuses the loss of another cult hero in Va'aiga Tuigamala - Inga the Winger, and looks at a big week for New Zealand Cricket. Audio

We'll hear two tracks today from a new classic funk compilation on French label, Wagram, followed by a new song from New Brighton shoe-gazer Blair Parkes and a dusty sound-system classic from Jamaican… Audio

John Duke from Unity Books reviews Mothers, Fathers, and Others by Siri Hustvedt, published by Sceptre. Audio

We imitate other people's behaviour but we also subconsciously imitate what they desire, says entrepreneur Luke Burgis. In the new book Wanting, he argues that by "desiring differently" we can become… Audio

Universities are steeling themselves for Omicron outbreaks within their student populations, with an outbreak already tearing through Otago University's student precinct. All of the country's eight… Audio

Kathryn speaks with Dmitri Alperovitch, a US-Russian cybersecurity specialist and geo-political analyst based in Washington DC. He says the West must tailor its sanctions to forestall economic… Audio

Ukraine is under full-scale Russian attack - with troops reportedly advancing from the north, east and south. The Russian Defence Ministry claims to have "neutralised" all Ukraine's airbases and air… Audio

Film and TV reviewer Laumata Lauano joins Kathryn to talk about Pax Assadi's new comedy Raised by Refugees (Prime, Neon, Sky) based on his family's experiences of moving to New Zealand. She'll also… Audio

Neuroplasticity educator and parenting expert, Nathan Wallis discusses children and Covid. What is the impact on children of having to wear face masks at school? And what are the common features we… Audio

Technology commentator Mark Pesce joins Kathryn to talk about whether Google search has optimised itself to deliver ads, rather than worthwhile search results. What happens if Google continues to… Audio

Elisabeth Easther reviews Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Audio