Kathryn Ryan

Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about Muppets Now, the first unscripted series and first original series for Disney+. Audio

As Aucklanders spend their first full day back in alert level 3, and the rest of the country in level 2 anxiety levels among many will be on the rise. Audio

Technology commentator Mark Pesce joins Kathryn to talk about some revelations out of this past weekend's DEF CON hacking conference, which took place online and where security researchers revealed… Audio

Airini Beautrais reviews How to Be Happy Though Human: New and Selected Poems by Kate Camp. Published by Victoria University Press. Audio

Coral Trimmer started playing the harmonica 85 years ago. The 90-year-old has played music in bordellos in London, to soldiers in the Middle East - and recently moved home to the Kapiti Coast. Audio

UK correspondent Matthew Parris looks at the criticism directed at Sky TV and the BBC for approaching and filming boats filled with migrants hoping to reach the UK. Audio

Queues at supermarkets started forming yesterday morning when Covid alert levels changed. Audio

With Covid-19 back in the community, The leader of the Labour Party Jacinda Ardern is under pressure to change the election date. Audio

Scientists are analysing the genome sequence of the four positive Covid-19 cases at the centre of the current community outbreak to potentially identify how and when the outbreak started, as well as… Audio

Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick talks with Kathryn about concerns in her city after the visit from two infected people over the weekend. Audio

Science commentator Professor Siouxsie Wiles, head of Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab at the University of Auckland, discusses genome testing for covid and the possibility that the virus came into the… Audio

Kathryn talks with the President of the Funeral Directors' Association, Gary Taylor. Audio

NZ Aviation Coalition Co-chair Justin Tighe-Umbers and Adrian Littlewood CEO Auckland Airport join Kathryn Ryan. Audio

Moves are underway in some sporting codes to ensure the cultural mix of athletes on teams will be reflected in other roles, including management and coaching. Audio

Resthomes across the country are to go into lockdown for three days effective immediately. Simon Wallace is the Chief Executive of the Aged Care association. Audio

With schools across the Auckland region closed for at least three days, teachers and principals are appealing to families to keep their children at home unless absolutely necessary. Audio

Auckland businesses are bracing for another hit as the region moves into Level 3 this morning. Audio

As well as community testing stations, GP clinics and surgeries are preparing for higher volumes of testing for Covid 19. Kathryn talks with Warkworth GP and Chair of the NZ Medical Association Dr… Audio

The pandemic situation in Victoria shows that a Covid-19 outbreak can escalate from very small numbers initially, an economist is warning. Audio