Kathryn Ryan

Journalist-turned-author Jane Harper's first novel The Dry was published in 2016 and quickly snapped up and turned into a movie starring Eric Bana. Her second novel Force of Nature, a sequel to The… Audio

US correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben joins Kathryn to talk about Republicans' focus on rising crime levels - as a way to counter Democrats' strengths on the issue of abortion. President Biden… Audio

California's most senior food and agriculture official is in New Zealand at the moment with a delegation of growers, talking about the potential for New Zealand's agri-food sector in the Golden State… Audio

The Government is proposing bringing in agriculture emission levies from 2025. It has announced its response to submissions from the Climate Change Commission and the farming partnership He Waka Eke… Audio

A deadly wave of Russian missile strikes across Ukraine has killed at least 11 people and injured 64. Russia's attacks are the most widespread since the early weeks of the war - hitting major… Audio

Nelson based food writer Nicola Galloway has taught cooking for 20 years. She says she often gets asked the same questions which she's tried to answer in her new book "The Homemade Table". She shares… Audio

Brigitte and Gareth look at how the local body elections shook down - particularly in our biggest cities. The Government's books are better than expected - will that heat up the tax cut debate? And… Audio

Laura Caygill reviews Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout, published by Penguin Random House Audio

Many people know that ancient Māori studied the lunar cycle and used it to guide their daily gardening and fishing practices. Less well-known is what the moon's phases taught them about emotional… Audio

Katy joins us from Brazil, where Jair Bolsanaro has confounded expectations by forcing a run-off vote against Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the country's Presidential election. He got 43 percent of the… Audio

An aviation veteran says the proposed new international airport in Central Otago is unnecessary and will negatively impact the local area. Christchurch International Airport, owned by the council and… Audio

Of all the newly-elected mayors around the country, none woke up this morning with a bigger to-do list than Wayne Brown. He secured the top job in Auckland with a decisive win over his nearest rival… Audio

Tilly Lloyd from Unity Books Wellington reviews The Story of Russia by Orlando Figes, published by Bloomsbury. Audio

A fault on one of the two power cables linking the north and south islands this morning lead to a warning of possible powercuts by the grid operator Transpower. Kathryn speaks with Chief Executive… Audio

Doctors are always in a race against time and the fear of harming a patient never really goes away, says Izzy Lomax-Sawyers. In the new book Vital Signs, she chronicles her first year as a junior… Audio

RNZ Pacific journalist Koroi Hawkins discusses the first in-person meeting for the Pacific Islands News Association since the start of the pandemic held last week; the US-Pacific partnership agreement… Audio

Should a two-billion dollar plan to transform Tauranga's central city be signed off by the city's four commissioners project be rather than elected representatives? Kathryn speaks with Council's… Audio

Film and TV correspondent Chris Schulz joins Kathryn to talk about the launch of AMC+ in New Zealand and one of the big shows it'll be screening - an adaptation of Anne Rice's Interview with a… Audio