Kathryn Ryan

Stats NZ says unemployment rose to 4% in the three months ended December from 3.9 percent in the previous quarter. The rate is below market expectations. Audio

There was a huge turnout this year for Waitangi Day celebrations, which included at times a fiery reception for attending Government Ministers. Jimmy talks to Kathryn about the atmosphere, the people… Audio

Melanie O'Loughlin of Lamplight Books reviews Tremor by Teju Cole published by Faber & Faber. Audio

To connect with a parent who has dementia, adult children are forced to 'grow up and play along', says Irish playwright Dan Colley. An innovative approach to dementia care based on shared play was his… Audio

Australia correspondent Bernard Keane joins Kathryn to look at how Labor's changes to stage three tax cuts look set to pass, after the Coalition agreed not to vote against it. A new documentary from… Audio

It's been a very different summer for businesses on the Coromandel compared to a year ago when a vital road was damaged and rendered impassable after storm events. State Highway 25 between Kopu and… Audio

A proposal which would allow pharmacists to administer babies' six week, and three month, five month, and 12 month vaccinations is drawing mixed opinions from doctors. Te Whatu Ora and Pharmac's joint… Audio

Award-winning broadcaster Kathryn Ryan shares her ten favourite interviews from RNZ's weekday morning show.

With the Football Ferns' World Cup over, will their history-making campaign translate to increased interest and participation in the game, or will it be a short term sugar rush? Dana also looks at… Audio

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