Kathryn Ryan

Jeremy has tracks from a stripped-back third album from beloved Australian singer-songwriter and recent tourist Courtney Barnett, a belated follow up collaborative album from Robert Plant and Alison… Audio

David Hill reviews Crocodile Tears by Alan Carter, published by Fremantle Press. Audio

Chemicals are in our food, our water, the air we breathe and everything we touch. Last year an international team estimated there were 350,000 chemicals registered for production and use, but it's… Audio

Ed White is a correspondent with the Financial Times. Audio

The supreme winner at last night's Sustainable Business Awards, Community Finance, helps charities fund affordable housing to help Kiwis locked out of rental accommodation. Audio

AUT Human Resource Management Professor Jarrod Harr's warning to employers "Ignore the Great Resignation phenomenon at your peril, and start future proofing your businesses". The findings of AUT's… Audio

National MPs will be lobbied over the weekend as the beleaguered party tries to sort its leadership crisis in the cleanest possible fashion before Tuesday's expected leadership vote. Audio

Film and TV correspondent Tamar Munch looks at new drama-horror series Yellowjackets (Neon, Soho), in which a girls' soccer team survive a plane crash but are still living with the trauma of being… Audio

Tongue thrust is a relatively common condition where children rest their tongue too far forward in their mouth. This can lead to slushy sounding speech. Wellington Speech and Language Therapist… Audio

Technology commentator Peter Griffin joins Kathryn to look at hype around the rise of Web 3.0 - what it is, who's pushing it and why some think it could be the answer to the dominance of Big Tech… Audio

Louise O'Brien reviews Rick Stein at Home by Rick Stein, published by Penguin Random House. Audio

Kathryn is joined by Reserve Bank Governor, Adrian Orr, to discuss the central bank's decision to raise the official cash rate by 25 basis points (0.25 pct) to 0.75 percent as it looks to get strong… Audio

Legal correspondent Garth Gallaway joins Kathryn to look at how Covid risk assessments might work in the workplace. Will WorkSafe crack down on employers who fail to keep their employees and customers… Audio

When daybreak revealed the chaotic aftermath of the earthquake that ripped through Kaikoura five years ago, Andrew Spencer did what came naturally...he grabbed his camera. The 7.8 quake hit just after… Audio, Gallery

It's been 14 years since Robert Plant and Alison Krauss surprised the world with a collaborative album called Raising Sand, and they've been back in the studio. Ladyhawke has made another impact… Audio

Elisabeth Easther reviews Swift and the Harrier by Minette Walters, published by Allen and Unwin Audio

The writer, Amitav Ghosh critiques Western society and exploitative practices in his latest book The Nutmeg's Curse - Parables For A Planet In Crisis. It is a follow to his critically acclaimed book… Audio

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the final two weeks of Parliament as Prime Minister Scott Morrison faces a revolt from his own ranks by conservatives who want him… Audio

From next week all default KiwiSaver funds will have had to quit investment in fossil fuels. But a recent analysis shows when it comes to retirement funds, Kiwis are still well invested in the fossil… Audio

What is the future for contact tracing as the delta outbreak continues its spread around the country? As of Monday there were nearly six and a half thousand active contacts being managed in… Audio