Kathryn Ryan
Book review - Best of 2019
Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore with her favourite books of 2019: Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellman (Text Publishing) and Childhood by Tove Ditlevesen (Penguin). Lucy Ellmann's Ducks, Newburyport is… Audio
Mataura now a "ghost town" - reporter
RNZ reporter Tim Brown talks to Kathryn from the outskirts of Mataura, where emergency services have now evacuated, leaving no one behind. Audio
Mary Bennet: What happened to Austen's middle sister?
Jane Austen bestowed Mary Bennet with the fate of being the unremarkable middle sister in her 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice. But a new novel by Janice Hadlow, The Other Bennet Sister, fleshes her out… Audio
Mataura river levels threaten more Southland towns
Residents in the Southland towm of Wyndham are the lastest to be told to evacuate thier homes as river water threatens to breach banks. They've been told to go east, not west. Three days of heavy rain… Audio
Coronavirus quarantine, climate risks, Canberra fire, Barnaby's not back
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about Australia's response to coronavirus and concerns about the impact on the tertiary sector. There's a rift within the government over… Audio
Calls for more action over jailed academic in Iran
Former BBC Journalist Peter Greste, who was jailed in Egypt for over a year, speaks to Kathryn about the plight of the Australia-British academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert. Ms Gilbert was convicted of… Audio
Breakdowns between surgeons impacting patients: CEO
The head of the Southern DHB has admitted that breakdowns between surgeons - including personal attacks - have impacted on the delivery of care for colonoscopy patients. The DHB's colonoscopy service… Audio
Southland flooding: 'Need to get out now'
Residents in the Southland towm of Wyndham are being told to evacuate their homes amid rising river levels. Residents in Mataura are bracing themselves as the Mataura River approaches its highest… Audio
Media commentator Andrew Holden
Andrew talks to Kathryn about the long lead in time to the general election, with Jacinda Ardern calling for no misinformation. Also major job and programme cuts at the BBC. Audio
Dancer, teacher and businesswoman Libby George
Libby George was 16 when she created an after school job for herself, teaching kids hip hop in a rented space.Nearly two decades later, Pump Dance Studio has grown to one of Wellington's largest with… Video, Audio
Business commentator Rod Oram - coronavirus impacting economies
Rod and Kathryn discuss the impact the coronavirus is having on global economies and the New Zealand economy. Also the first few days of the UK post-Brexit. Audio
Book review - Best of 2019
Elisabeth Easther with her top picks from last year: Pathway of the Birds by Andrew Crowe (David Bateman Ltd), The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (Hachette), and a round-up of Ann Patchett books. Audio
A Very Stable Genius - inside Donald Trump's presidency
The Washington Post's White House Bureau Chief Philip Rucker talks to Kathryn about A Very Stable Genius - the book he and National Investigative Reporter Carol Leonnig have just published about… Audio
USA correspondent Ron Elving
A preview of President Trump's annual report to Congress and more impeachment process. Audio
Mike Moore. PM, trade minister & diplomat
A reflection on the legacy of former Labour Prime Minister, trade representative and diplomat, Mike Moore, who died at the weekend aged 71. Audio
Auckland doctor told to 'go home to China'
An Auckland doctor is concerned social media is helping to fuel misinformation and racism over the outbreak of coronavirus. Audio
Efforts to rescue trapped trampers ramp up
A break in the weather is allowing rescuers to attempt to evacuate 31 trampers stuck in a hut on the Routeburn Track this morning. Audio
Wild south: return to the subantarctic
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne is reporting in from the deep south to tell us about new research using albatrosses as sentinels, which shows that a third of fishing vessels are not reporting… Audio
Shoots Microgreens. Growing tiny crops with big ambitions
Matt Keltie talks to Kathryn Ryan about his start-up Shoots Microgreens and growing delicious microgreens hydroponically in the heart of the capital. Audio
Political commentators - remembering Mike Moore
Matthew, Neale and Kathryn reflect on the passing of former Prime Minister Mike Moore. Also with the election date announced, a look at what that means for the way the Government's agenda unfolds. Audio