Kathryn Ryan

The High Court has released its ruling into the legality of the first lockdown. Lawyer Andrew Borrowdale had taken the Director General of Health to task, on whether he had the legal authority to put… Audio

The Restaurant Association is calling for the government to subsidise the cost of meals in restaurants and cafes - similar to the British "Eat out to help out" scheme. The Restaurant Association says… Audio

Graeme has been doing some house renovations and streaming some US country radio, with a small playlist on high rotate! But it's offered up the best of country music royalty: including Kenny Rodgers… Audio

Former Samoan international Lama Tone tells Kathryn how rugby career ending injuries led him to architecture. Audio, Gallery

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to look at the easing of Melbourne's second wave of Covid-19, even as the number of daily deaths is climbing. PM Scott Morrison is trying to… Audio

A new report on learning in the first lockdown finds inequities in the education system were highlighted and made worse. The report by The Education Hub, a non-profit organisation set up to promote… Audio

Genetic sequencing has linked the Rydges Hotel worker to the same strain of virus found in a woman who stayed at the Auckland hotel between July 28 and 31 after returning from the United States. The… Audio

Every day at Level 3 lockdown is costing Auckland 250 jobs and $65-75 million in lost GDP, even with a wage subsidy in place, according to the latest forecasts from Auckland Council's Chief Economist… Audio

Andrew and Kathryn discuss the covid rumour mill and the role of social media. Andrew Holden is a journalist for more than 30 years including five as Editor of The Press (in Christchurch) and four as… Audio

For the better part of 30 years, Yvonne Sutherland's shop and studio has been a must-stop on the Otago Peninsula. She's the creator of Happy Hens - brightly coloured, hand-painted ceramic hens of… Audio, Gallery

Should we be testing for covid before people fly to NZ?. And Rebecca talks to Kathryn about the cost of the revitalisation of NZ racing. Rebecca Stevenson is BusinessDesk's Auckland bureau chief. Audio

Harry Ricketts reviews AUP New Poets 7 by Rhys Feeney, Ria Masae and Claudia Jardine. Edited by Anna Jackson, published by Auckland University Press. Audio

Pulitzer prize-nominated writer, former LA Times Beijing bureau chief and foreign correspondent Barbara Demick's new book is Eat the Buddha - Life and Death in a Tibetan Town. It's a narrative… Audio

The Democrats "convene" to nominate Biden-Harris. Donald Trump's blatant stratagem of hobbling Post Office ignites firestorm and chaos over schools persists. Ron Elving is Senior Editor and… Audio

New figures reveal some Auckland charities are relying on charity to operate because of Covid-19. The Trust's funding application data shows Auckland-based charities need an extra 8 thousand dollars… Audio

A finance commentator is warning the mortgage extension scheme is delaying the inevitable for some people. The Reserve Bank confirmed yesterday it will extend the mortgage deferral scheme by six… Audio

A walk in Cornwallis, a new direction for resource management, and the Lorax makes an appearance in Avondale. Audio, Gallery