Kathryn Ryan

Thousands of visa holders are prevented from returning to their lives in New Zealand because they were overseas when the borders closed on March 19. Many have repeatedly been denied an exemption to… Audio

Central Otago's schist and stone feature in Arrowtown sculpture artist Shane Woolridge's work. Trained as a stonemason, he is now a full time artist. Some his large sculptures and smaller commissioned… Audio, Gallery

Harry Ricketts reviews You Have a Lot to Lose: A Memoir, 1956-1986 by C.K. Stead. This book is published by Auckland University Press. Audio

Blood On The Wall co-director Nick Quested, talks to Kathryn Ryan about the reality of life in a migrant caravan and the policies of the past, played out over decades, that led to their creation… Audio

President Trump's rally in Tulsa Oklahoma fizzles as he leads a purge of whistleblowers, prosecutors and internal watchdogs. Corona virus infection rates surge in 22 states. Ron Elving is Senior… Audio

Since media giant Bauer shut its New Zealand operations suddenly in April, the magazine shelves around the country have been pretty bare. Bauer's Australasian operations have now been bought by… Audio

The government moved yesterday to extend a ban on cruise ships at New Zealand ports and lengthen the isolation requirement for cargo ship crew to respond to concerns it wasn't long enough to ensure… Audio

The Garden Bird Survey is upon us again. Kennedy talks about the trends from the results of a decade's worth of these surveys, which anyone can contribute to. Among the encouraging recent trends is… Audio

Hannes & Theres Krummenacher came to New Zealand in 1998 and settled in the Tasman District on 53 hectares. From small beginnings they now grow seven varieties of fungi.Their company, Neudorf… Audio, Gallery

Neale, Brigitte and Kathryn discuss the government's shocker week with Covid-19 quarantine management, and there's mixed reviews of the major health sector reform proposals. Audio

John King reviews Hunting Game by Helene Tursten, published by Text. Audio

The opioid addiction crisis in the US is so acute that in the state of Tennessee school pupils as young as six are being taught how to reverse an overdose. Opiate abuse is affecting urban and rural… Audio

New research on the MV Greg Mortimer, a covid-19 infected cruise ship returning from a trip to Antarctica, has found 81 percent of positive passengers had no symptoms. Hawkes Bay GP, Jeff Green was… Audio

The University of Waikato will not resume face-to-face lectures in semester 2, while other universities are planning a dual model of online and face to face learning. That's left some students feeling… Audio

Film and TV reviewer James Croot looks at Quiz, the TV mini-series starring Matthew MacFadyen about the army captain who cheated his way to win 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire?'. He'll review Spike… Audio

How can parents find the delicate balance between helping a child with their homework, and overhelping - or even doing it for them? Education lecturer Melissa Barnes has analysed more than 400… Audio