Kathryn Ryan

Ralph McAllister reviews The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin, published by Doubleday, Ralph says: this is a heart rending story of a relationship which is expressed through… Audio

Author, Mann Booker prize judge and chair, and rare book dealer Rick Gekoski turned to writing novels at the tender age of 72. Darke Matter is his most recent. Audio

The US Senate is on the verge of passing hate crimes legislation in response to the rise of violence towards Asian Americans and the Covid 19 vaccine is now available to adults in all 50 states. Audio

Could LSD or other psychedelic drugs be used to treat depression, addiction and some mental health disorders?. Associate Professor Suresh Muthukumaraswamy, from the University of Auckland's School of… Audio

Hunters in New Zealand are becoming increasingly frustrated as months-long delays in the processing of firearm licence renewals is forcing some hunters to sit the season out. Audio

Dana talks rugby and netball - including the big news this week with two Pasifika teams, Moana Pasifika and Fijian Drua given the conditional go-ahead for the 2022 Super Rugby season. Also the ANZ… Audio

An all NZ selection covering several different eras, and featuring Auckland powerpoppers Voom, Pixie Williams reimagined, and pre-Blam Blam Blam combo The Plague. Audio

Michelle Rahurahu Scott reviews How Did I Get Here by Ben Brown, published by The Cuba Press. Audio

Kathryn meets Waikato vet, farmer, mother, and romance writer Danielle Hawkins. She has four bestselling rural romantic fiction books in print, and her new book Two Shakes of a Lamb's Tail - is a… Audio

Tension is flaring again between the US and China on multiple fronts, including economically. And in India, the Covid vaccine is being rolled out just as the infection rates are hitting new highs. Audio

New research on what extremely low birth weight babies need to thrive suggests a need for new national guidelines on the amount of nutrients given in our neonatal units. Audio

A new report paints a stark picture of the environment under relentless pressure with urban sprawl and dariy intensification swallowing up productive food growing land. Audio

Andrew talks to Kathryn about Nine Entertainment in Australia suffering a cyber attack on Sunday, which saw it unable to continue with some TV broadcasts, and at the same time Australian Parliament… Audio

Sir William Manchester grew up on a farm in south Canterbury, serving in the army during World War Two and training under some of the great plastic surgery pioneers - including New Zealander Sir… Audio

Rebecca talks to Kathryn about the building boom with not enough wood. This follows Carter Holt Harvey suddenly cutting building timber supplies to major trade suppliers Mitre10 and ITM, and to… Audio

Catriona Ferguson reviews Bullet Train by Kotaro Isaka. Audio

The Barbizon Hotel in New York City opened its doors in 1928, and over more than five decades was home to a slew of famous women including Rita Hayworth, Grace Kelly, Sylvia Plath, Joan Didion, Ali… Audio

Systemic health and safety problems have been highlighted in an independent review of Ports of Auckland which was released this morning. The review was commissioned by the Auckland Council after three… Audio