Kathryn Ryan

Are the costs of tourism too high? The nine essays in 100% Pure Future, New Zealand Tourism Renewed explore how a more sustainable form of tourism could be achieved in New Zealand.

The Waikato Chamber of Commerce has hit out at concerns being raised by the regional council over a proposed $1 billion commercial and residential development for Sleepyhead in the town of Ohinewai. Audio

Andrew unpacks Stuff's apology to Māori and looks at what the response has been to the media outlet's admission of years of racist portrayal of Māori. Audio

Hiria Faofua is a West Auckland business owner and the founder of Kids Korowai. Audio

Rod talks to Kathryn about the many NZ small business coming through the pandemic in reasonably good shape, the IRD turning up the heat on property investors and Kathmandu's chief executive leaves for… Audio

Kiran Dass reviews Xstabeth by David Keenan, published by White Rabbit Books. Audio

It was 2005 when one of New Zealand's most important artists, Ralph Hotere, asked his friend, the writer, poet and biographer Vincent O'Sullivan, to write his life story. Audio

Susan has the latest on President Elect Joe Biden's transition to power, as Donald Trump still challenges the election result. Audio

One of the key factors blamed for the runaway housing market is a shortage of supply, which is in turn, blamed, largely on red tape and outdated planning laws. Audio

From Monday, New Zealand-based employees of global consumer goods giant Unilever will start trialing a four-day working week. Audio

We're off to South Bend, Indiana to meet the couple who in non-Covid times host a Thanksgiving dinner for around 60 guests, many of them black students from a predominantly white University. Audio

Neale, Brigitte and Kathryn discuss Grant Robertson's letter to the Reserve Bank, and the furore surrounding Oranga Tamariki. Audio

Laura Caygill reviews The Searcher by Tana French, published by Penguin Random House. Tana French, the queen of Dublin Murder, goes Western in her new novel. Audio

Dogs have long been called man's best friend - but some go far beyond that: providing a critical role in helping people live their lives. Author Sue Allison's new book Friends inDEED looks at how… Audio

The assasination of Iran's top nuclear scientist has provoked outrage in the country. Audio

Hip and knee replacements are fairly common procedures but because everyone's body is unique they're not straightforward and not always successful. Now a New Zealand research company has developed a… Video, Audio

The Stuff media organisation has issued an apology to Māori this morning for what it calls decades of monocultural journalism. Audio

There are serious water woes in the Wellington region and a multi-billion dollar price tag to fix them. Audio

Andrew gives his take on the NZ TV Awards and wonders why there isn't an all-in media awards rather than four separate events. Audio

Jeweller and painter Dawn Ngaamo, who by day works in tech, talks to Kathryn Ryan about what is it like straddling the two seemingly different worlds of art and working as the programme director of… Audio