Kathryn Ryan

If you eat meat, buying whole pieces and learning how to cut them up yourself is a more cost-effective way to go, says butcher Hannah Miller, aka A Lady Butcher. Audio

Neale, Brigitte and Kathryn discuss the new election, Saturday 19 September. Neale Jones was Chief of Staff to Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern, and prior to that was Chief of Staff to Andrew Little. He… Audio

National Party Leader Judith Collins says she can work with the new election date, but she would have have preferred 21 November. Audio

NZ First Leader Winston Peters says campaigning can proceed now the election date has been pushed out a month. Audio

Laura Caygill reviews Kokomo by Victoria Hannan, published by Hachette. A tender first novel about love, family, friendship and hiding from life. Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is due to make an announcement on the dissolution of Parliament, due today. We'll take the press conference live. Audio

Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney joins Kathryn to talk about the biggest protest yet against Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko, dubbed 'Europe's last dictator'. About 200,000 people turned… Audio

Nurses Organisation Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku says nurses on the frontline are being abused and bearing the brunt of anxious people waiting in long lines at community testing centres for Covid-19… Audio

Kathryn discusses the impact of the latest lockdown on the Auckland economy and the broader New Zealand economy with Brad Olsen from Infometrics, and Jarrod Kerr, Chief Economist with Kiwibank. Audio

The Prime Minister will reveal her decision on whether to delay the election in just under an hour. Jacinda Ardern says she has sought the views of every political party in parliament on whether to do… Audio

Sam talks to Kathryn about what the sporting landscape looks like in the second wave of Covid, and New Zealand Rugby’s reputation under fire from friends and foes. Audio

Made over a period of 10 days during lockdown, new album Keep Your Distance! was strapped together online by Virtual Shadow Ensemble, a collective of musicians and spoken word artists from around the… Audio

Daryl Davis has helped more than 200 Ku Klux Klan members leave the organisation. Audio

Papua New Guinea, French Polynesia and Guam deal with fresh waves of coronavirus infection, and voting is underway in Bougainville. Audio

People who believe they've been wrongfully convicted of a crime - and have exhausted all avenues of appeal - now have another place to turn. Audio

South Auckland doctor Dr Api Talemaitoga and chair of the College of GP's Pacific Chapter says it's a particularly anxious time for Pacific communities. He's also disappointed at the low levels of… Audio

Auckland University's Professor Des Gorman says he can't understand why government rhetoric about Covid preparedness and testing, wasn't matched with action. Audio