Kathryn Ryan

Divorce and family law expert Jeremy Sutton joins Kathryn to look at the pressures that can be generated over the family home when couples separate and how the extension of the bright line test has… Audio

Marine biologist Ceridwen Fraser describes beaches as our windows to the ocean. Sea foam, ambergris, giant squids, stranded whales, seaweed, shells, plastic, dead birds, shoes and pieces of planes or… Audio

Music reviewer Jess Fu joins Kathryn to share a new single from Te Kaahu, a project from Otautahi-born musician Em Walker, dedicated to her kuia. She'll also play a song from Phoebe Rings, a… Audio

The unemployment rate has fallen to four per cent in the three months ended June, down from 4.7 pct in the previous quarter. Wages grew at an annual rate of 2.2 percent. This is the second quarter the… Audio

Kiran Dass reviews The Foghorn's Lament: The Disappearing Music of the Coast by Jennifer Lucy Allan, published by White Rabbit. Audio

Jessica Mudditt had the opportunity to live and work in Myanmar, during a brief window of history when it opened up to the world and experimented with democracy. Audio

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to look at how Covid infection rates remain stubbornly high at about 200 daily in New South Wales, while the situation is deepening the social… Audio

Allied health professionals who work alongside doctors, nurses and dentists say they are being under-utilised and could help deliver better health outcomes. Audio

The multi million dollar court case against James Hardie has ended mid-trial, leaving homeowners with nothing. More than 1000 people were collectively seeking over two hundred million dollars against… Audio

Canoeist Lisa Carrington may paddle her way into the history books today at the Tokyo Olympics. Yesterday she won two gold medals in less than two hours, and today she's targetting gold in the K1 500… Audio

Film and TV reviewer Chris Schulz joins Kathryn to look at beach resort comedy The White Lotus (Neon), true crime doco Heist (Netflix) and a new season of 'Kura (TVNZ) - a small web series that proved… Audio

All kids have angry reactions, and most parents can largely accept these when they can see the cause. But some kids seem to explode for no apparent reason. What's going on? And how can parents and… Audio

Technology commentator Sarah Putt joins Kathryn to discuss a new survey from Netsafe which has found New Zealanders believe the internet is more dangerous than it was five years ago, everyone's… Audio

Elisabeth Easther reviews The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell, published by Penguin Random House. Audio

Maryam Master is a writer with more than 20 years' experience writing for the stage and screen. She started her career on Australia's biggest soap opera - Home and Away, writing over 80 episodes… Audio

UK correspondent Hugo Gye joins Kathryn to discuss the unexpected decline in Covid numbers and the UK's belated announcement it would give away four million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine -… Audio

The Commerce Commission says competition in the grocery sector is poor with Foodstuffs and Countdown essentially a duopoly dominating the market with little room for new entrants or competition. But… Audio

Max Olson is the founder and CEO of SeaChange, a company that wants to build hydro-foil car and passenger ferries that would deliver zero-emission transit. Earlier this year the company successfully… Video, Audio

The Law Commission is publishing an issues paper about the review of surrogacy law, submissions on which are invited until 23rd September 2021. Proposals for an overhaul of New Zealand's surrogacy law… Audio

The Commerce Commission has just released its draft report of its study into the grocery sector. The Commission has been looking at the main supermarket chains for more than a year, focusing on the… Audio