Kathryn Ryan

Thailand has responded to a tough economic outlook with new special visas aimed at attracting "wealthy global citizens" to move to the country's beaches. Myanmar's humanitarian, security and economic… Audio

The internet can be an extremely toxic place for women or members of minority groups - but could there be a way to kill online trolls with kindness? Kathryn speaks to Jacqueline Comer, who's been… Audio

Importers of medicinal cannabis products say they've been left in the ridiculous position of having to destroy perfectly good stock, while patients needing their usual medicine will - from today -… Audio

Film and TV correspondent Laumata Lauano joins Kathryn to talk about Inked (Prime) the first Aotearoa-made Mandarin-English bilingual drama, children's film Raya and the Last Dragon (Disney+) and… Audio

New research from Massey University and New Zealand Council for Educational Research on learning from home shows children are experiencing some rich learning, while the Educational Review Office’s… Audio

Tech correspondent Mark Pesce talks shortages in the auto industry, Facebook shareholder fury over a big fine and a crypto-trading hamster. No. Really.

Technology correspondent Mark Pesce looks at… Audio

Mary Fawcett of Schrödinger's Books Petone reviews Scary Monsters by Michelle de Kretser, published by Allen and Unwin Audio

Yami 'Rowdy' Löfvenberg has difficulty understanding numbers, and couldn't read an analogue clock until she was 18, yet needs to count beats for her art. The award-winning British-based hip-hop artist… Audio, Gallery

UK correspondent Hugo Gye joins Kathryn to talk about Keir Starmer's first-ever party conference speech, the panic-buying of petrol by millions of Britons and speculation about who will be the next… Audio

Of the many companies grappling with the uncertainties of the pandemic in their forward planning, Frances Anderson is the inventor of the Patney pillow, shown to reduce snoring, and the founder of the… Audio

The Reserve Bank is considering creating an official digital currency as well as new rules for new types of money. Just six per cent of New Zealanders rely on cash on a day to day basis, and the… Audio

Defamation law expert Ursula Cheer looks at an Australian High Court ruling that found media are liable for comments people post on their social media pages and contrasts it with a similar Court of… Audio

Four year 13 business studies students from Cashmere High School have created an educational card game, under the Young Enterprise Scheme, to help combat childhood obesity. The game's called Food… Audio

As Aotearoa gradually reemerges from Covid restrictions Yadana Saw shares some of upcoming tours and live gigs that music fans can get to. Audio

Ōranga Tamariki has been described as not fit for purpose and needing transformative change. A Ministerial advisory panel has just released its report into the agency and made three over-arching… Audio

The National Party is proposing opening up the borders under a traffic light system once at least 85 percent of the country's eligible population are vaccinated. National has today released its plan… Audio

David Hill reviews Conversatio: In the company of bees by Anne Noble with Zara Stanhope and Anna Brown, published by Massey University Press. Audio

John Ruthven's book, The Whale in the Living Room tells of his expeditions and adventures during decades of documentary making about the mysteries of the ocean. John has worked on the BBC's Blue… Video, Audio, Gallery

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to look at how vaccination rates are rising, leading to hopes of a road out of lockdown and the expectation the Prime Minister will announce the… Audio

Thousands of people each year with fetal alcohol syndrome are being denied access to support because they do not fit an arbitrary measure of disability, according to a damning new report. Fetal… Audio