Kathryn Ryan

Bill McKay talks to Kathryn about the New Medium Density Residential Standards: Three, three-storey townhouses on many urban and suburban sites Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of… Audio

Helen Melser's The Olive Tree in My Kitchen explores the versatility of the fruit and is a homage to the olive tree. Over the years she's produced many olive products from her grove in the Wairarapa… Audio, Gallery

Labour is beginning to hurt in the polls as rating of Covid management slump and another day of more than 200 infections yesterday. Also at COP26 New Zealand pledges an completely unquantifiable sum… Audio

Sally Wenley reviews Theroux the Keyhole by Louis Theroux, published by Macmillan. Audio

Ai Weiwei has been described as the most important artist working today, and an `unsilenceable voice of freedom'. His sculptures and installations have been viewed by millions around the world. His… Audio

There are new lockdowns in Europe as Covid infections climb, the EU considers action over Poland-Belarus border crisis and at COP26, a late change on coal introduced by India. Audio

Some key areas of the adult decision making capacity law have been standing for decades and the Law Commission says it's time for a refresh. This aspect of law affects tens of thousands of New… Audio

A former Health and Disability Commissioner,Ron Paterson is concerned that some people isolating at home, because there's no room at MIQ, are falling through the cracks and not being adequately… Audio

Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to look at what's on offer at the New Zealand International Film Festival, new Western The Harder They Fall starring Idris Elba (Netflix) and new series… Audio

It's easy for parents to become angry when children fight repeatedly but a strategic approach is needed to help restore the peace, says parenting coach Joseph Dreissen. Audio

Technology commentator Mark Pesce joins Kathryn to talk about Mark Zuckerberg's announcement last week that Facebook would rebrand to Meta, to focus the direction of the company on the metaverse. Mark… Audio

Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews Three Summers by Margarita Liberaki, published by Penguin. Audio

The first major deal of the COP26 climate summit was a pledge to end and reverse deforestation by 2030. Kathryn speaks with highly acclaimed and award-winning British science journalist Fred Pearce… Audio

UK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Kathryn to look at how Conservative MP Owen Paterson has avoided punishment for using his position to benefit two companies he worked for. He'll also discuss the… Audio

A new study has found that self-rehabilitation after a stroke could make a significant difference to recovery outcomes for patients. Dr Harry McNaughton has been leading the research for the Medical… Audio

The climate change conference in Glasgow throws up highly complex issues which demand detailed knowledge by reporters there. Andrew believes Stuff is the strongest local outlet, with a dedicated… Audio

With the Covid-19 pandemic putting more people under financial pressure, the Citizens Advice Bureau says it's pushed people to the very limits of their financial resilience. Audio

Pattrick has been closely following the Supermarkets inquiry, where the rubber is meeting the road with the duopoly terrified of being required either to divest stores to create a competitor or to… Audio

Mary Wadsworth of Dorothy Butler Children's Bookshop Auckland reviews Pony by R J Palacio, published by Penguin Random House. Audio

Pioneering British psychiatrist and psychotherapist, Gwen Adshead has spent more than spent 30 years working inside prisons and with offenders at Broadmoor Hospital - this is where some of the UK's… Audio