Kathryn Ryan

NZ Herald reporter Georgina Campbell joins Kathryn for the latest on the faulty streetlight saga in Wellington, after a plan to stop light shining into people's homes were spectacularly wrong… Audio

Lynn Freeman reviews The Deck by Fiona Farrell, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Audio

A Kiwi historian is helping with the detective work linking The Guardian to 19th Century trans-Atlantic slavery. On the face of it, it would seem incongruous to associate the liberal Guardian with… Audio

US correspondent Ron Elving joins Kathryn to talk about why all eyes are on the Supreme Court, as it weighs whether to rule immediately on the mifepristone abortion drug issue or push it out till… Audio

A collaborative conservation project to rewild the Hauraki Gulf with green lipped mussels/kutai is underway. The joint initiative between Kelly Tarlton's Marine Wildlife Trust, the University of… Audio, Gallery

The sister of a mentally unwell man who went missing in the bush on a work trial is blaming "a litany failures" from the various agencies who should have kept him safe, and is still looking for… Audio

Kennedy has his eyes on the Pacific, and the endeavours of two Australians who have been bitten by the rowing bug across the great ocean. He'll also look at the growing concern over whether island… Audio

Auckland pastry chef Petra Galler got a special shout-out from Middle Eastern food maestro Yotam Ottolenghi for her new recipe book. Butter, Butter: Sometimes more is more features rich, decadent… Audio

Neale and Brigitte join Kathryn to talk about the rebrand of Three Waters and the increase in entities from four to ten, Covid isolation rules are set to stay, the Cabinet gender parity and the report… Audio

RNZ reporter Tess Brunton updates Kathryn on the situation with the Gore mayoralty, the government reversal to $10m in cuts to Dunedin's new hospital and the Taieri landowners who are fighting Dunedin… Audio

David Hill reviews Phosphorescence by Julia Baird, published by HarperCollins Audio

Australian marine biologist Nerida Wilson has four species named after her including a bright green sea slug. She was part of a team that discovered a new species of sea dragon, the ruby seadragon… Audio

Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney joins Kathryn to talk about Germany switching off its last three nuclear power plants as it pushes ahead with promises to become a full user of renewable energy by… Audio

In an era where we wouldn't dream of letting an infant travel in a car without putting them in a carseat or capsule, why do we do it on planes? It's a question being raised by the Association of… Audio

International food scientists are urging caution over the safe production of cell-based food, so what does this mean for futuristic food producers here? Growing animal protein directly from cell… Audio

Film and TV commentator Chris Schulz joins Kathryn to talk about The Power (Amazon Prime) starring Toni Collette about what happens when women develop a mysterious new ability to electrocute at will… Audio

Advice for parents with children experiencing feeding challenges - when it's more than just "fussy eating". Rebecca Barnard is a Christchurch based Occupational Therapist whose private practice… Audio

Tech commentator Anthony Grasso joins Kathryn to talk about the hack of finance company Latitude and how it's dealt with the loss of customer data. What should companies do after a breach? As hundreds… Audio

Christchurch City Council staff are leaving in droves. 492, or 20 percent of staff, left last year, higher than the 426 permanent employees who left in 2021. That includes 11 senior leaders and 39… Audio

Louise O'Brien reviews Dr. No by Percival Everett, published by Text Publishing. Audio