Kathryn Ryan

Neuroplasticity educator and parenting expert Nathan Wallis talks with Kathryn about the advantages of children starting school at six years old. He says while it goes against the norm in New Zealand… Audio

Technology correspondent Peter Griffin looks at the action taken by former NZ Privacy Commissioner John Edwards against Clearview AI, now he's the UK's Information Commissioner. What was Clearview… Audio

Carole Beu of the Women's Bookshop in Ponsonby reviews The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn, published by Penguin Random House UK. Audio

Nury Turkel was born in a Chinese re-education camp in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, managing to flee China in 1995 to attend university in the United States. Becoming the first Uyghur to… Audio

UK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Kathryn to talk about the mounting number of letters expressing no confidence in Prime Minister Boris Johnson, with some Tory MPs openly calling for him to go… Audio

There is constant volatility across the crypto currency spectrum, with values often fluctuating quite markedly over short periods of time. Two of the more popular, so called, stable coins, Terra and… Audio

People over 50 are "dating dangerously" while under-30s frequently have rough sex with people they meet on apps, according to a new study. Audio

Science commentator Dr Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to talk about a new UK study which shows people infected with the omicron BA.2 variant reported more symptoms and experienced a great disruption to… Audio

A new Canadian film follows four musicians on the autism spectrum as they record and release an EP. OKAY : The ASD Band Film is a feature length documentary with four people at its heart: lead singer… Video, Audio

Music commentator Kirsten Zemke joins Kathryn to talk about the Doo-wop music genre: how did it start, why was - and is - it so popular? She'll talk about the silly band names, the fashion and why… Audio

Kim Pittar from Muir's Independent Bookshop Gisborne reviews The Secret World of Connie Starr by Robbi Neal, published by Harper Collins Audio

Photographer and food writer Sophie Merkens has travelled the length of the country to meet New Zealand women with a special connection with food; women who grow, gather, hunt and forage from the… Audio, Gallery

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the new ministry unveiled by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, which will be sworn in this morning. It has a record number of women… Audio

A spate of ram raids by teenagers is fuelling concern about youth offending rates, but a youth worker in South Auckland says it's a very small group causing a lot of havoc. A crime prevention package… Audio

Kathryn speaks with RNZ political editor Jane Patterson from Washington DC, where Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has met with US president Joe Biden earlier today. The pair have acknowledged more work… Audio

Many people are reliant on KiwiSaver as their principal means of retirement saving, yet so often they make mistakes with their KiwiSaver funds. Liz will talk to Kathryn about the most common mistakes… Audio

Last week employment law expert Charles McGuinness joined Nine to Noon to talk about the top things workers need to know about employment contracts. Today he talks to Kathryn about what employers need… Audio

Rebecca looks at a win for the so-called meme-stock apes. Last year GameStop, a retailer selling games, became the subject of a ferocious battle between retail investors and against professional… Audio

Phil Vine reviews The Candy House by Jennifer Egan, published by Hachette NZ. Audio