Kathryn Ryan

The Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCFA) regulations, came into force this month with the intention of protecting borrowers, but they are being described as a nightmare locking many… Audio

In these troubled times, music often serves as spiritual medicine, and Grant says the recently reissued double LP Shaolin Soul 4 offers heavy doses of the good stuff. We'll hear two tracks from that… Audio

Tilly Lloyd from Unity Books Wellington reviews Shackleton by Ranulph Fiennes, published by Penguin. Sir Ranulph Fiennes followed in Shackleton's footsteps and brings his own unique insights to bear… Audio

Claire Nelson has had long road to recovery after a near fatal hiking accident in the Joshua Tree National Park. The New Zealander set off on a day long expedition and ended up surviving four days… Audio, Gallery

The Red Cross has begun distributing aid in the Solomon Islands while New Zealand police and defence personnel emain as part of peacekeeping support for local police until next month. Moera also talks… Audio

Roads are being reimagined so people can party and children can play. Red tape has been cut, thanks to New Zealand's Transport Agency, so cars can be restricted on streets for a while. Kathryn King… Audio

A Covid modeller says the virus booster programme should be rolled out as soon as possible saying without it, we could see tens of thousands of cases a day of the new omicron variant. Cabinet… Audio

Film and TV reviewer Laumata Lauano joins Kathryn to talk about a new creation from Mindy Kaling, Sex Lives of College Girls (Neon), a new gay Christmas comedy Single All the Way (Netflix) and… Audio

Happiness and a sense of belonging at school is key for children's progress and good health. Kathryn is joined by Mohamed Alansari, senior researcher at the New Zealand Council for Educational… Audio

Technology correspondent Peter Griffin joins Kathryn to unpack the Log4Shell or Log4j security exploit and the issues it's raised around the insecurity of legacy software systems that millions of… Audio

David Hill reviews The Essential Fairy by Anna Kenna, published by The CopyPress. Audio

After 31 years in politics - 16 of them as Germany's leader - Angela Merkel's successor finally took over the country last week. It ended quite a swan song for Merkel, who announced back in 2018 that… Audio, Gallery

UK correspondent Matt Dathan joins Kathryn to talk about the trouble plaguing Boris Johnson over a number of Christmas parties held last year in contravention of Covid rules and how that's helped fuel… Audio

New research is investigating similarities between long-haul Covid and ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. University of Otago's Emeritus Professor Warren Tate and his team are examining the molecular… Audio

Hundreds of millions of dollars is to be spent on upgrading 24 hospitals around the country to improve care for both Covid patients and those who don't have the virus.Health Minister Andrew Little… Audio

Siouxsie joins Kathryn with an update on Omicron and vaccines for children. And she'll detail research into an mRNA vaccine against HIV that is showing promise in animal studies. Associate Professor… Audio

Kathryn talks with Massey University migration expert Paul Spoonley about the decline in population of cities around the world. London's population is expected to fall by 300,000 this year, and… Audio

Charlotte joins Kathryn to play a new Christmas song recorded by Marlon Williams for Paul Kelly's Christmas album, along with a couple of her festive favourites. Audio