Kathryn Ryan

Jeremy celebrates life and music of the late Sinead O'Connor. Audio

Waikato Police say they have received a number of tips from the public following yesterday's appeal for sightings of a ute linked to missing man Tom Phillips. Tom Phillips and his three children have… Audio

Diane McCarthy, Local Democracy Reporter with The Whakatane Beacon speaks to Kathryn about the latest news from the Eastern Bay of Plenty. In Whakatane, much loved pohutukawa trees at one of the… Audio

Roger Christensen of Unity Books Auckland reviews Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan published by Walker Books. Audio

Claire Baylis is a fiction writer and legal researcher based in Rotorua. After 12 years as a law lecturer at Victoria University, Claire Baylis joined a trans-Tasman Jury Research project, and was… Audio

Asia Correspondent Ed White discusses the mysterious disappearance and shock replacement of a foreign minister which has turned into an embarrassing episode for Chinese president Xi Jinping. Also… Audio

A critical shortage of qualified counsellors has prompted the Government to expand the pool of those eligible to fill the positions in its Counsellors in Schools programme. It now includes equine… Audio

New Zealand's carbon pricing system, the Emissions Trading Scheme, is a central tool in the country's climate change policy. Industries covered by the ETS must give the government a carbon unit for… Audio

Learning to manage difficult feelings is the biggest job of childhood. says psychologist Angela North, and kids need a parent's help to do this. Along with Dr Steven Mackenzie, Angela has written the… Audio

Technology correspondent Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about Unesco's call for a ban on smartphones in schools, warning policy makers against an 'unthinking embrace' of digital technology in… Audio

Mayor Grant Smith is defending Palmerston North after ESPN reported a source close to the Spanish Women's World Cup team said they left the city two days early because it's boring. Staff cutbacks are… Audio

Dean Bedford reviews Why is This Lying Bastard Lying to Me?: Searching for the Truth on Political TV by Rob Burley published by HarperCollins Audio

Kelvin Kong is Australia's first Indigenous surgeon, Ear Nose and Throat Specialist. A Worimi man, he has spent much of his career dedicated to early intervention for middle ear disease. As a doctor… Audio

UK correspondent Harriet Line joins Kathryn to talk about the government announcing new licences for North Sea oil and gas reserves, which PM Rishi Sunak says is "entirely consistent" with net zero… Audio

Mike Hollings is retiring after 17 years at the helm of the country's biggest school , Te Kura, previously known as The Correspondence School. Enrolments at Te Kura have increased by more than 2,000… Audio

One woman's fight for a uniform rule and greater penalties for misusing mobility parking spaces continues. Claire Dale petitioned Parliament last year - asking for higher penalties for people who park… Audio

The Police Association responds to the Police Minister's call for a greater role volunteer wardens to help patrol Auckland's city centre. The recent fatal shooting at a construction site has renewed… Audio

Money expert Liz Koh joins Kathryn to talk about life insurance and how much you need. Audio

Migration numbers have returned to pre-Covid levels. But are these migrants going where we need them to? Kathryn discusses with Professor Paul Spoonley, Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Honorary… Audio