Kathryn Ryan
Politics with Mike Williams and Matthew Hooton
Mike and Matthew discuss Labour's soon to be announced immigration policy plus the implications from the UK's shock election result. Audio
Book Review - Theft by finding
Theft by finding, written by David Sedaris, published by Hachette NZ and reviewed by Naomi Arnold. Audio
Arni Wainui: pioneer of te reo Maori education
Kathryn Ryan meets Arni Wainui, retiring principal of Te Wharekura o Arowhenua, one of only six Maori immersion schools in the South Island. She founded the school in Southland two decades ago when… Audio
Odour sensor devices for disease
Professor Cristina Davis is part of a multi-disciplinary team working on developing an an odour sensor device to diagnose disease. She is a Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the… Audio
Mayor calls for more tourism infrastructure support
Surveys show increasing levels of public frustration with tourists - is the government's additional funding for infrastructure enough? Kathryn Ryan interviews Graham Smith, the mayor of the MacKenzie… Audio
The Week That Was with Te Radar and Elisabeth Easther
The Week That Was with Te Radar and Elisabeth Easther. Audio
Sports commentator Brendan Telfer
Kathryn Ryan speaks with Brendan Telfer about the infamous Tiger Woods mugshot after he was taken into custody by Florida police this week. Also, McLaren -- the movie, the man and the director; and… Audio
Music reviewer Grant Smithies
Grant Smithies scratches the greying fuzz on his chin as he considers the new album from California's Mountain Goats, a mind-melting EP from London cosmic jazz trio The Comet Is Coming and some dusty… Audio
Book Review - The Wanderers
Cassie Richards has been reading The Wanderers by Meg Howrey. Published by Simon and Schuster. Audio
Jenevieve Chang: The Good Girl of Chinatown
Kathryn Ryan meets Australian actor, dancer and now writer, Jenevieve Chang, whose journey of self discovery took her to the heart of Shanghai's burlesque scene. Her memoir The Good Girl of Chinatown… Audio
Pacific correspondent Mike Field
An invasive snake is destroying Guam's ecosystem but there is a fight back with bombing of forests with dead mice. Ramsi, the regional peacekeeping operation in the Solomon Islands, ends this month… Audio
One-armed Kiwi tennis player holds nothing back
NZ tennis player Alex Hunt was born without his left arm, but at a recent international tournament in Thailand, he beat eight able-bodied players. Video, Audio, Gallery
Hauraki Gulf Bryde's whale crisis averted
Conservation crisis averted in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf - Bryde's whales no longer under threat, University of Auckland marine scientist, Rochelle Constantine tells Kathryn Ryan why. Audio
The USA is out...
President Donald Trump has announced the United States will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement saying the deal would hamstring the economy, weaken American workers and undermine US sovereignty.
…Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles
Kathryn Ryan talks to scientist Dr Siouxsie Wiles about science funding and crowdfunding, how climate change could disturb your sleep, and intriguing new research that suggests our brains may be able… Audio
Global action on dementia
Worldwide, 47 million people are affected by dementia, estimated to rise to 132 million by 2050. The World Health organisation is about to release its Global Action Plan on dementia, challenging… Audio
The Beatles: 50 years on
Songwriter and musicologist, Graeme Downes, plays The Beatles, more than five decades since their first single Love Me Do was released. Audio
Book Review - Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession
Lisa Finucane reviews Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession Audio
Glenn Colquhoun: 'People are medicine to people'
GP and poet Glenn Colquhoun's new book Late Love tells of how he came to love medicine as an act of creativity and looks at the challenges of the NZ health system. Audio