Kathryn Ryan

As Auckland heads back to alert level 3 and the rest of country into level 2, a top epidemiologist says he fears the government hasn't made the best use of alert level 1. Audio

With Parliament having risen, media outlets have announced their planned coverage, including TV debates, Andrew and Kathryn talk about election campaign coverage. Andrew Holden is a journalist for… Audio

Historian Mark Derby's latest book Rock College - an unofficial history of Mount Eden Prison. Known as 'The Rock' the imposing Victorian fortress-style building incarcerated those found guilty for… Audio

Business commentator Rod Oram joins Kathryn to look at horticulture producer T&G's quadrupling of profit, thanks to a big jump in apple revenues. The NZ Superannuation Fund is buying Healthscope, the… Audio

Louise O'Brien reviews The Tally Stick by Carl Nixon, published by Penguin Random House. Audio

In the next decade, the United States will undergo massive upheaval to make way for a new period of stability and prosperity that will kick off in the 2030s, according to prominent geopolitical… Audio

The latest on the Covid-19 pandemic in the US with a standoff between the White House and Congress over what comes next. And who will be Joe Biden's running mate?.

Susan Davis is a congressional… Audio

IT professional, Stephen Judd on the pros and cons of online voting. He has written a chapter addressing the pros and cons of online voting, in a new book Shouting Zeros and Ones: Digital technology,… Audio

Sebastian talks to Kathryn about the resignation of the Lebanese Government following Beirut's deadly port explosion Sebastian Usher is a BBC Middle East analyst, editor and reporter. Audio

As the Covid uncertainty stretches on, schools budgets are being rejigged and tough decisions made due to the loss of income from international students. Overseas students are worth 750 million… Audio

Urban issues correspondent Bill McKay joins Kathryn to talk about one of his favourite houses, which has just been up for sale. It belongs to Barton Myers, an American architect who used his… Audio, Gallery

Catriona Ferguson reviews The Girl in the Mirror by Rose Carlyle, published by Allen & Unwin. Audio

We know adolescents take risks, but what might surprise you is that they DON'T think they are invincible. In fact they tend to over-estimate their risk. So why do they engage in risky behaviour and… Audio

Sebastian talks to Kathryn about the state of emergency in Lebanon in the aftermath of the deadly port explosion which has devastated Beirut. Audio

Kathryn Ryan speaks with two scientists about how electricity from the Manapouri power station could be used once the Tiwai Point aluminum smelter is shut down by Rio Tinto next August. The smelter… Audio

New figures show there's been a big jump in the number of eating disorders since lockdown, with an 18 per cent increase in referrals to the publicly-funded South Island Regional Eating Disorder… Audio

Our comedians Gemma Gracewood and Irene Pink look at a weighty issue facing gondolas in Venice. Audio

Here we go again with the 'where will Sonny Bill go next' saga. With his Toronto Wolfpack quitting Super League for the season there's now mass speculation to where he lands. Sam also talks to Kathryn… Audio