Kathryn Ryan

A New Zealand biotech company hopes results from a clinical trial it plans to run in Auckland could ultimately reduce the need for MIQ and limit vaccine wastage around the world. Auckland-based Pictor… Audio

Concerns the boom in carbon farming will dictate the future of New Zealand's sheep, beef and production forestry, and questions over who has oversight over what one academic is calling "the biggest… Audio

Andrew talks to Kathryn how the media industry is faring. He has the latest from the annual reporting season with TVNZ paying a dividend, NZME's profit up for first six months of the year and SkyTV… Audio

Te reo Maori advocate and teacher, Professor Scotty Morrison shares some modern Maori phrases. It's been 10 years since his first Raupo Phrasebook of Modern Maori hit the shelves. Audio

Pattrick has been digging deep into Mark Dunphy's bid to keep The America's Cup in New Zealand. He also looks at what the future of air travel may be like and what it will cost. Audio

Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews People Like Them by Samira Sedira, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Audio

The word "dinosaur" has only been around for a couple of hundred years, but people have been finding the fossilised remains of prehistoric animals for more than a thousand years. Dr Lowell Dingus'… Audio

In many states there are worrying rates of COVID hospitalisations, driven almost exclusively by unvaccinated people. Kelsey also reports on the newly instituted abortion rules in Texas which are… Audio

Ben Shewry’s Melbourne fine dining restaurant Attica has been able to survive through lockdowns thanks to his mum’s lasagne recipe. Audio

A new Australian study has found around one in ten university students have cheated, and the vast majority were never caught. Academics at the University of Western Australia surveyed students about… Audio

The government is moving to increase the use of saliva testing as it implements mandatory weekly surveillance testing of three thousand essential workers crossing through Auckland's border. But we… Audio

Bill says it's time for a reality check and asks just how unreal is The Block reality series?. The TV reality show has four couples competing to "renovate" four adjoining houses or apartments… Audio

Scores of hectares of bananas are grown here, mainly in Northland. Whangerai farmer Hugh Rose has a banana plant nursery, where he also grows paw paw and sugar cane. When Hugh's not growing tropical… Audio

Neale, Brigitte and Kathryn discuss the call to urgently pass the counter-terrorism law and the government's actions on deportation following the LynnMall Countdown supermarket terror attack. Prior… Audio

Joanna Ludbrook from Chicken and Frog books in Featherston reviews Melt by Ele Fountain, published by Allen and Unwin Audio

Jayden Klinac views problems as design opportunities, and the environment is his target. He's developed New Zealand's first biodegradable and compostable water bottle, made entirely from plants - For… Audio

The EU says the bloc could engage with the Taliban - if certain conditions are met. Italy's Prime Minister says Covid vaccines could be made mandatory, and the trial over the 2015 terror attacks in… Audio

Ars Electronica Garden Aotearoa gets underway later this week. It explores how the digital world connects with the physical world and is part of global cyber exhibition showcasing installations of… Audio

The Covid vaccine roll out continues at pace, but at what point should we start planning for covid booster shots? An Oxford University study published last month found Covid vaccines do not protect… Audio

Following Friday's terror attack, Cabinet will today consider the need for any changes to immigration or anti-terror laws, and a higher level inquiry. Ahamed Aathill Mohamed Samsudeen was shot dead by… Audio