Kathryn Ryan

Several years ago, family violence survivor Anita Hinton founded a charity for others like her. The I Got Your Back Pack charity distributes backpacks of essential items to women, men and children in… Audio

RNZ music journalist Yadana Saw unravels the Spotify stoush, as Joe Rogan responds to Neil Young's departure from the platform. She'll also play a couple of her favourite summer tracks. Audio

Workers who have been made redundant or who have to stop working for health reasons could receive 80 percent of their usual salary for up to seven months, under a proposed new government scheme. The… Audio

Louise O'Brien reviews three of her favourite novels of 2021: The Devil's Trumpet by Tracey Slaughter published by VUP, Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen published by Harper Collins, Devotion by Hannah… Audio

Renowned economist Mariana Mazzucato argues that governments ought to be active co-creators and co-shapers of markets alongside the private sector. She is a is Professor in the Economics of Innovation… Audio

Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn to talk about a likely May election and how Scott Morrison is struggling in the latest polling. School's back from summer - and all students will… Audio

Kathryn speaks with the new Director General of the Department of Conservation, Penny Nelson. She's taken over from Lou Sanson, and has held senior roles with the Ministry for the Environment and the… Audio

How is the credit crunch biting small businesses seeking loans? Changes to the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCFA), which were intended to protect borrowers from loan sharks, are now… Audio

It's easy to burn out amidst the collective stress of a pandemic, says Rebekah Ballagh. The Nelson-based counsellor and writer posts daily mental health tips on her hugely popular Instagram account… Audio

Pattrick talks to Kathryn about the IRD figures that show that a lot of business owners declared dividends last year, and paid tax in advance on those dividends, in order to avoid having to pay the… Audio

Kiran Dass reviews three favourite novels from 2021: Some Answers Without Questions by Lavinia Greenlaw, published by Faber; Intimacies by Katie Kitamura published by Jonathan Cape and My Phantoms by… Audio

A performance of air, featuring aerialists, live music and dance artists, Belle is featuring in the upcoming Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts. The performance is above and all around you… Audio, Gallery

When US President Joe Biden took office a year ago promising to focus on the domestic crisis of that moment - the COVID-19 pandemic that was killing tens of thousands of Americans each week, confining… Audio

The OECD says rising debt due to government Covid stimulus and the soaring housing market are risks for the economy. The Paris based intergovernmental economic organisation has issued its three yearly… Audio

The Russia - Ukraine crisis deepens by the day. 100,000 Russian troops, tanks and artillery have massed on Ukraine's borders in recent weeks, prompting fears of an invasion - despite repeated Russian… Audio

Auckland Light Rail from the City Centre to the the airport has been announced, Bill examines the route and whether it is a good option or not. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of… Audio

Stephen, Kathryn and Ben discuss what the latest 1News Kantar Public poll is showing, the frustrations over Rapid Antigen Testing and the inflation rate. Stephen Mills is an executive director at… Audio

Hannah August reviews her favourite books from last year: No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood published by Penguin Random House, Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout published by Penguin and… Audio