Kathryn Ryan

Two NgÄi Tahu cousins from Otago are behind the Reo Pēpi bilingual board books - writing and illustrating them. Kitty Brown talks to Kathryn about how she and her whanaunga Kirsten Parkinson came up… Audio

Rod talks to Kathryn about the corporate half-year results season, Allbirds working on an US share offer and BluesScope Steels CEO gets a global job. Audio

David Hill reviews A Sky Full Of Stars by Dani Atkins, published by Head of Zeus. Audio

For our species' time on the planet getting older has just been a fact of life. But biologist and author Dr Andrew Steele thinks that is all about to change. In his new book Ageless: the new science… Audio

New Zealand deep sea explorer Rob McCallum is about to undertake a journey to the deepest point of the world's ocean. He and Australian colleague Tim Macdonald will be descending in a submersible the… Audio, Gallery

Susan has an update on the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill is coming together, on track to pass by mid-March. Also, the US Supreme Court has just paved the way for the New York district attorney to… Audio

A former senior international rugby administrator says World Rugby must change when it comes to player welfare. David Moffett was the head of New Zealand Rugby in the late 90s, Australia's National… Audio

What's the problem with the Resource Management Act in practice?. Bill McKay says there's so much to talk about this year: the tenancy reforms, the RMA reforms, housing. He'll focus on the big one… Audio

Ian Kerr grows a variety of lettuces and other greens on his Karapiro hydroponics operation, selling his produce at the Cambridge and Hamilton Farmers' Markets. He runs an accommodation business on… Audio

The politics of lockdown, and the trans Tasman tensions over the citizenship row of a woman accused of terrorism. Also a look at the Priveleges Committee and the National facebook video case. Audio

Laura Caygill reviews Women of a Certain Rage edited by Liz Byrski, published by Fremantle Press. Audio

Kamala Harris's path to being America's first black woman elected Vice President is examined in a new biography Kamala's Way. Audio

Debora talks to Kathryn about the new mutant strain of coronavirus that's more contagious first identified in SA becoming the dominant strain in entire Southern African region, the vaccine inequality… Audio

Taranaki's Ken Murphy has gone from working on oil rigs to crafting game fishing lures in Bell Block. Audio, Gallery

How the physical, mental, emotional and financial aftershocks of Christchurch's deadly earthquake which claimed 185 lives, are still being felt 10 years on. Audio

Rebecca Stevenson is BusinessDesk's Auckland bureau chief. Audio

Counting carbon has become a quagmire for consumers trying to understand quite how much impact their travel or work is having on the environment. Quite what the carbon footprint of a business is can… Audio

Crayfish are being given a chance to replenish in our waters. The iconic kaimoana is being considered for increased protection and feedback on proposed crayfish catch limits for 2021 is being sought… Audio

A climate economist suggests there should be a legal framework for properties to be converted from freehold to leasehold when escalating hazards from sea level rise leave homes suitable only for… Audio