Kathryn Ryan
The week that was
Our comedians Te Radar and Pinky Agnew with a wrap of funny stories, including New Zealand's worst personalised plates Audio
Sports commentator Brendan Telfer
Is the new All Blacks coach, Ian Foster, the best person for the job? Audio
Music reviewer Jeremy Taylor
Reissues from Queens Of The Stone Age's golden era, Courtney Barnett (pictured below) offers an Unplugged set, and local mod revivalists Jamie And The Numbers Audio
Book review - Life: Selected Writings by Tim Flannery
Tilly Lloyd from Unity Books reviews Life: Selected Writings by Tim Flannery, Text Publishing. Tim Flannery is one of the world's great thinkers, environmental scientists and writers. Sir David… Audio
Exposure: A lawyer’s fight against ‘forever chemicals'
Rob Bilott is the lawyer who revealed the dangers so-called 'forever chemicals'. It started with a phone call from a concerned farmer and uncovered decades of water contamination. Audio
Courtney Johnston to become Te Papa Chief Executive
Courtney Johnston is to become Te Papa's new chief executive. At 40 she is the youngest person to ever lead the national museum and the first woman since its founding chief executive Cheryll Sotheran.
…Asia Correspondent Ed White
Ed talks to Kathryn about a new report based on interviews with hundreds of North Korean defectors, which has revealed the healthcare for women and infants in the country is likely in a far worse… Audio
Russia's world sports ban - has Moscow got off lightly?
Russia has been banned from competing hosting or bidding to host major global events for four years. The suspension was announced by The World Anti-Doping Agency earlier this week after finding Russia… Audio
Ministry of health responds to surgical mesh report
Specialist surgical mesh clinics for men and women who've experienced complications are to be set up on the back of a report highlighting the severity of harm it's caused in some cases. From January… Audio
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
Gavin says Google's refusal to recognise specialist news service Businessdesk as a verified news source suggests the search engine's governance structure is, at best, arbitrary. Gavin Ellis is a media… Audio
Mixing languages to build confidence and raise achievement
Kathryn meets Dr Corinne Seals, a senior lecturer in Applied Linguistics and Language Studies at Victoria University, who has been researching how to help multilingual pre-schoolers improve their… Audio, Gallery
RBNZ bank capital decision
Business commentator Rod Oram looks at the looming decision by the Reserve Bank on Thursday over how much capital the banks will be required to hold. He'll also talk about criticism of Fletcher… Audio
Book review - Afakasi Woman by Lani Wendt Young
Lisa Finucane reviews Afakasi Woman by Lani Wendt Young, which is published by OneTree House. Audio
Kozmik blues: Janis Joplin’s brief and brilliant life
A new book on Janis Joplin gives fresh insight into the troubled singer's life, thanks to unprecedented access to her personal archives, friends and family. Video, Audio
Trump won't join impeachment hearings, and new entrants in Democratic race
USA correspondent Susan Milligan joins Kathryn to talk about Donald Trump's decision not to participate in the impeachment hearings and who's in and who's out of the Democratic race for the… Audio
Tech companies put livestream take-down to the test
Major tech companies, international officials and the Prime Minister are in the capital today for a two day workshop to test how fast they can take down a livestream like the Christchurch mosque… Audio
Tech companies put livestream take-down to the test
Major tech companies, international officials and the Prime Minister are in the capital today for a two day workshop to test how fast they can take down a livestream like the Christchurch mosque… Audio
Privacy obligations. What business needs to know ahead of new law
The Privacy Act has been setting the boundaries for our right to privacy, especially the collection and disclosure of our personal information, since 1993. But that's set to change early next year… Audio
Auckland mayor Phil Goff: 'Inevitable' port will be moved
Auckland's mayor Phil Goff believes the city's port will have to be moved, but he's critical of how the current process is unfolding. Cabinet's development committee will this week consider the latest… Audio