Kathryn Ryan

Almost a year on from Tonga's devastating undersea volcanic eruption, volcanologist Shane Cronin asseses the impact and implications for monitoring other Pacific fault lines. The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha… Audio

What can drivers expect from our roads as they set out to hotspots and hideaways around the motu this holiday period? The ribbon is being cut on the brand new thirteen kilometre four-lane stretch of… Audio, Gallery

AUT's plans to made 170 academic staff redundant have been knocked-back by the Employment Relations Authority. It has found the University's process for issuing redundancy notices was flawed and… Audio

Film and TV correspondent Tamar Munch joins Kathryn to look at a new series on TVNZ+ which stars David Tennant as Alexander Litvinenko, the former Russian spy and Kremlin critic who was poisoned by… Audio

The National Survey of Schools' latest findings show teachers are happiest working in schools that support their growth and development. It also highlights the importance of continuing to improve… Audio

Paul Diamond reviews Matangireia: a Space for Maori in Parliament by Ellen Andersen, published by Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Audio

A case of too many books. About half of the 500,000 items in Wellington's central library on-site collection will be kept in storage when the building reopens to make way for a play space, events room… Audio

Imagine travelling, largely without stepping on a plane. Just boats, trains and thumbing a ride. There's no WIFI, mobile phones or Instagram for bragging rights to friends and family stuck back home… Audio

UK correspondent Hugo Gye joins Kathryn to look at the deaths of four people who were travelling the English Channel in a small boat to claim asylum. More than 40,000 have made the journey this year… Audio

In June, the US Supreme Court made the widely expected, but still seismic decision to overturn Roe versus Wade - ending the nearly 50-year-old constitutional right to abortion. The ruling had an… Audio

Russia has launched a fresh round of airstrikes on Ukraine, targeting the capital Kyiv, and damaging several buildings. President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukrainian air defence forces shot down 13… Audio

Science commentator Dr Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to talk about a handy online tool to help you see how likely it is someone infection will be at your gathering. The world's oldest DNA being found… Audio

Mountaineer Peter Hillary has teamed up with artist Ant Sang and the result is 4 Yaks and a Yeti - a book that see a young Nepalese boy undertake a perilous journey to find the mythical palace… Audio

Kirsten joins Kathryn to look at skiffle, a type of "folk music" performed with a mixture of manufactured and handmade instruments. Originating in the United States in the first half of the 20th… Audio

Louise O'Brien reviews The Circus Train by Amita Parikh, published by Hachette. Audio

Matt talks to Kathryn about concerns about how RSE workers are being treated and how local employers have reacted to the criticisms. And how is the Cook Strait crossing holding up, with the… Audio

Kathryn speaks with Doug Hendry, who makes the crosswords that appear in nearly all our newspapers every day. Doug and partner Ange run Tauranga-based The Puzzle Company. They've been testing people's… Audio

Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst joins Kathryn to talk about the Royal Commission of Inquiry underway into the country's Robodebt scheme - an automated debt recovery programme introduced in… Audio

2022 brought serious flooding to parts of the country and major clean-up jobs. In March, Tairawhiti Civil Defence declared a state of emergency when torrential rain caused flooding across the East… Audio