Kathryn Ryan

Neale, Brigitte and Kathryn discuss a range of issues on the political agenda, including Jacinda Ardern's business trip to Australia this week straight off the back of her northern hemisphere visit… Audio

Stella Chrysostomou of VOLUME Books in Nelson review Notes from an Island by Tove Jansson and Tuulikki Pietila For 26 summers, Tove Jansson, author of the Moomin books, and her partner Tuulikki… Audio

The lives of three teenagers from America's Mid-West, who are straddling two worlds is the focus of a new documentary Only I Can Hear. The girls are CODA, or Children of Deaf Adults. Only I Can Hear… Audio, Gallery

Katy talks to Kathryn about the killings of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira which has shocked Brazil and beyond. The two men were in Javari valley, home to the… Audio

Associate Professor Mark Lauchs from the Queensland University of Technology is a specialist on an organised crime, corruption, and outlaw motorcycle gangs. He's warning Aotearoa to brace for a flood… Audio

Two weeks ago Australian consumer group CHOICE outed three retailers - Bunnings, The Good Guys and KMart - for collecting the biometric data of their customers. The watchdog last week referred the… Audio

Sam looks at the first All Blacks test of the year, the first Warriors home game in almost three years, crystal ball gazing with the Silver Ferns squad, navel gazing after the Black Caps series… Audio

The latest signing to Aotearoa's premier wonk-pop label Flying Nun is 7-piece Wellington, followed by a scalding new single from ex-pat Aucklander Dion Lunadon (The D4) and a classic from Nigerian… Audio

Martene McCaffrey of Unity Books Auckland reviews Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh, published by Jonathan Cape Audio

As the captain of some of the world's largest and most lavish superyachts, Brendan O'Shannassy has had a window into a world that few of us can even imagine. Audio

As Niue's border opens, positive Covid cases are found there. Susana has the latest on the UN Ocean Conference and looks ahead to the PNG elections. Susana Lei'ataua is RNZ Pacific's news editor Audio

Almost a year after US troops began withdrawing from Afgahanistan, Kathryn speaks with counterinsurgency expert David Kilcullen. Audio

The biggest change to our health system in two decades kick-in today with the establishment of Health New Zealand and the Maori Health Authority.  Audio

Film and TV correspondent Tamar Munch joins Kathryn to talk about The Offer about the making of the Godfather (TVNZ+), Irma Vep (Neon) - a new series starring Alicia Vikander about an actress who goes… Audio

Psychologist Sarb Johal say ambivalence about parenting can strike at any time - even in the lead up to parenting. He says it's totally normal but because few parents ever voice these feelings, it's… Audio

Cyber-security expert Tony Grasso looks at a new survey of what keeps companies' IT security teams up at night...with ransomware and phishing attacks top of the list. Audio

Hannah August reviews Notes on Womanhood by Sarah Jane Barnett, published by Otago University Press Audio

 One in ten children suffer from a sleep disorder but most of us – including GPs and paediatricians – know very little about the signs and symptoms, says Dr Chris Winter. In his new book The Rested… Audio

UK correspondent Harriet Line joins Kathryn to look at the NATO meeting in Madrid, plans to hold a second vote on Scottish independence and Downing Street able to give anonymous evidence suggesting… Audio