Kathryn Ryan
How will Canterbury DHB cuts impact vulnerable in community?
There are fears over looming cuts to community health and well being programs funded by Canterbury DHB, as it attempts to get itself out of a fiscal black hole, amid a leadership crisis and a… Audio
Air New Zealand posts after tax lost of $454 million for the year ended June.
The airline has posted a loss of $ million for the year ended June. It comes after the airline was was all but grounded, by Covid-19. Much of the loss was because of write downs in the value of… Audio
Professional firefighters 'no confidence' in FENZ CEO
The union representing career firefighters says it has no confidence in the CEO of Fire and Emergency New Zealand or FENZ on the handling of sexual assault and bullying complaints. The comments follow… Audio
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles
This week, Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles explains how the bizarre sex lives of deep-sea anglerfish and fills us in on the dinosaur that’s been diagnosed with cancer. Audio
Paul Spoonley - The New New Zealand
Massey University Distinguished Professor in Humanities and Social Sciences, Paul Spoonley, talks to Kathryn about his what Aotearoa's fast-changing demographics mean for our future. His new book is… Audio
Book review - Fridays with Jim by David Cohen
Dean Bedford reviews Fridays with Jim by David Cohen, published by Massey University Press. Audio
Apocalyptic innovations in birth, food, sex and death
Tech entrepreneurs are selling us solutions to problems that can be solved by simply changing our behaviour, an investigative journalist says. Audio
Australia correspondent Bernard Keane
Australia correspondent Bernard Keane joins Kathryn to talk about why a Melbourne millionaire who cruised to the Gold Coast in violation of border closures has been forced into managed isolation, the… Audio
NZ goods exports to China holding up well: NZTE
New Zealand goods exports to China are holding up well, according to Trade and Entrerprise. Audio
Departing nursing head on CDHB funding cuts, 'divisive' board
The outgoing Director of Nursing at Canterbury District Health Board speaks out about her departure, and the looming $16 million of funding cuts for nurses. Audio
Media commentator Andrew Holden
Andrew talks to Kathryn about the first day of reporting of the sentencing of the Christchurch mosques' mass murderer. He also looks at how media companies support reporters who are exposed to… Audio
Interconnected stories of kiwi runners
A celebration of Aotearoa New Zealand's running heritage with the country's fastest ever female marathoner, Allison Roe and author of 'The Kiwi Runners' Family Tree' Dreydon Sobanja. It'll make you… Audio
Business commentator Rod Oram
A broad look at the companies which are needing support from the government: In Auckland 89% of companies are drawing on the government's covid wage subsidy compared with 75% for the country at large… Audio
Book review - Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz
Rae McGregor reviews Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
Ken Gorbey: From Te Papa to Berlin, a lifetime of museums
Ken Gorbey was instrumental in getting Te Papa Tongarewa, the country's national museum, off the ground. He was then asked to help salvage the Jewish Museum in Berlin - which had run into trouble… Audio
USA correspondent Susan Davis
Donald Trump has secured the Republican party's renomination to be the presidential candidate, and counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway has announced she is leaving the White House to focus on… Audio
Why are billions still being invested in places Kiwis want to avoid?
A new report, called Inside the Black Box of New Zealand Investment Funds, provides a snapshot of the portfolio holdings of all KiwiSaver and New Zealand retail investment funds. It examines 670… Audio
Frustrated parents seek funds for abandoned school trips
A group of parents, exasperated by a lack of repayment for school trips that can't proceed, has complained to the Ministry of Education seeking an independent inquiry into the endorsement and use of a… Audio
Urban issues with Bill McKay
Bill talks to Kathryn about some of New Zealand's First Pandemic Hospitals; The Remarkable Octagonal Buildings of Trentham, Featherston, Rotorua and Hanmer Springs that Coped with the 1919 Influenza… Audio
Grater Goods: meating the demand for gourmet vegan food products
When Christchurch musician Flip Grater couldn't find gourmet vegan food products to have with her glass of pinot, she decided to make some for herself. Now she and her husband Youssef Iskrane produce… Audio