Kathryn Ryan

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the partial mobilisation of reservists in Russia.This means 300-thousand military reservists, mostly young men, will be called up to bolster Russia's… Audio

Science correspondent Allan Blackman joins Kathryn to talk about the extraordinary ability of a British woman to smell Parkinson's and how she's contributing to further research on the disease, the… Audio

Author Helen Beaglehole first visited the Marlborough Sounds in a small yacht after a very stormy Cook Strait crossing. She returned numerous times over the next 40 years, exploring and sailing the… Audio

Charlotte talks to Kathryn about who is in the lineup for the Laneway Festival and plays some tracks. Audio

Martene McCaffrey of Unity Books Auckland reviews The Trees by Percival Everett, published by Graywolf Press Audio

Kathryn speaks with screen writer and director Michael Bennett. He was the 2020 recipient of the Te Aupounamu Maori Screen Excellence Award, given in recognition of significant contributions to the… Audio

Karen says the republic debate is rumbling following the Queen's death. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the Government have been saying is not the time to discuss future governance, that it should… Audio

GeoNet has increased the alert level for the volcano below Lake Taupō for the first time, after a swarm of quakes around the lake this year. The super-volcano has been rattled by 40 tremors a week… Audio

It's just over two weeks to kick-off in the Women's Rugby World Cup - delayed of course from last year thanks to Covid. The team will play a warm-up test match this weekend against Japan at Eden Park… Audio

A UK based energy company has been granted approval to develop a solar farm in Waikato which will generate electricity to power 30,000 homes. The Environmental Protection Authority has approved… Audio

The week that was with Te Radar and Donna Brookbanks Audio

Dana reviews the thrilling Bledisloe Cup win by the All Blacks last night in Melbourne, looks at the Black Ferns' line-up for the Rugby World Cup and considers the Silver Ferns vs Jamaica this… Audio

Globe-straddling Otautahi singer songwriter Marlon Williams gets fun and funky on his third album, the peerless Bobbie Gentry gets a comprehensive career overview, and schoolboy punks the Ambitious… Audio

Auckland centre-right mayoral candidate Viv Beck has withdrawn from the contest. Beck said she did not want to split the centre-right vote, but also referred in passing to difficulties facing her… Audio

Louise Ward of Wardini Books reviews The Deadly Daylight by Ash Harrier, published by Pantera Press. Audio

Simon Conway is a landmine clearance expert, and former British soldier , who for 24 years has worked in the field of demining, including in Cambodia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and now Ukraine. He is head… Audio

The Chinese leader sets foot on foreign soil for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic started with a trip to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Samarkand, Uzbekistan; North Korea forms… Audio

Dave and Caroline Armstrong took over the job of organising the biennial Upsurge Festival in the Bay of Islands just before Covid hit. It was cancelled last year, postponed in April this year - and… Audio

A scathing report by Treasury into Oranga Tamariki's finances has described "loose fiscal controls" within the agency and a "weak organisational strategy and direction". Treasury's review into the… Audio

School avoidance that stems from anxiety is very different to truancy and requires careful management, says psychologist Dr Emma Woodward. Audio