Kathryn Ryan
USA correspondent Ron Elving
Ron Elving talks about how the US economy and inflation, which has slightly slowed, and also how the devastating impact of Hurricane Ian will affect elections. There is also more concern about… Audio
The inside word on True Justice
Advocacy group JustSpeak's new five-part podcast series True Justice gives a new perspective on life behind bars. It journeys through the justice system, from the moment of arrest to life after… Audio
Auckland rail upgrades: train lines shut for months
Auckland commuters are set to have their travel plans derailed for large chunks of the coming year. KiwiRail and Auckland Transport yesterday announced plans for a major rebuild to rail lines across… Audio
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Kennedy talks to Kathryn about godwits which are currently en route to New Zealand from Alaska, the gannets of Cape Kidnappers and one of the most ancient Gondwanan forests: the Daintree rainforest. Audio, Gallery
Eggplant Boys: cooking for the joy and conversation
Auckland mates Charlie Farrelly-Gruar and John 'Seymore' Harrison share a passion for delicious kai and deep kōrero. Audio
Political commentators Brigitte Morten & Lamia Imam
Kathryn, Brigitte and Lamia discuss National holding firm on tax cuts, constant pressure on the Government over social housing and what the latest political poll shows. Brigitte Morten is a director… Audio
Book review: All The Broken Places by John Boyne
Kim Pittar from Muirs Bookshop in Gisborne reviews All The Broken Places by John Boyne, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Audio
From free range Kiwi kid to founding global healthcare company Orion Health
Businessman and entrepreneur Ian McCrae founded Orion Health three decades ago, but after 30 years at the helm he's appointed a new CEO - his son in law Brad Porter. Ian McCrae remains an Executive… Audio
Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney : Putin escalates Ukraine war with illegal annexations
The Russian President has suffered another humiliating defeat in Ukraine, just a day after he was condemned by the West for escalating the war by declaring the annexation of four eastern Ukrainian… Audio
The need to screen teenagers for hearing loss
The National Foundation for Deaf and Hard of Hearing has been running a programme in some High Schools aimed at identifying students' undetected hearing loss. In the last survey, of 15 High Schools… Audio
Banning throw-away plastics
Cotton buds, drink stirrers and PVC food trays are among a raft of products that have been banned under new waste rules; the first of three key phases to ban throw-away plastic and polystyrene… Audio
The week that was
Comedians Te Radar and James Elliott with some of the lighter stories of the week, including how M&M's got their name. Audio
Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
Sam looks at the renewed push to support womens sport in this country, whether referees should put down the whistle and pick up a microphone, the Kiwi connection in the NRL Grand Final and why… Audio
New music with Jeremy Taylor
Jeremy Taylor from SlowBoat Records with a glorious third album from Auckland power popsters and recent number ones, The Beths, an exhilarating rock n roll ride from reformed Britpop veterans Suede… Audio
Shanny Campbell: working in 26 countries in 26 years
From construction of a multi-purpose bridge over the Ganges to restoring the power grid in Afghanistan, New Zealander Shanny Campbell has worked on some major global infrastructure projects. As a… Audio
Book review: Abominations by Lionel Shriver
Louise O'Brien reviews Abominations by Lionel Shriver, published by HarperCollins Publishers. Audio
Asia correspondent Ed White
Hong Kong calls time on zero-Covid, ending quarantine measures but hopes are still dim that China will follow suit. In Cambodia, more than four decades after the Khmer Rouge was ousted, the… Audio
The kiwi behind driverless delivery business, Nuro
Dave Ferguson is the kiwi entrepreneur behind Nuro - the California based driverless delivery start-up. Nuro has developed small, electric, driverless vehicles which can deliver food, groceries and… Audio
The company retrofitting social housing in the UK to make it warmer
The headache of how to retrofit social housing to make it warmer and more energy efficient is a global one. But a company in the UK may have a remedy - it's pushing past an initial, successful pilot… Audio
Film & TV: Bad News, Wakefield, WHANAU 2021
Film and TV correspondent Tamar Munch joins Kathryn to talk about the latest season of Alice Snedden's Bad News (streaming on The Spinoff), Australian psych hospital drama Wakefield streaming on Neon… Audio