Kathryn Ryan

More pain is in the pipeline for many mortgaged homeowners, as their loans roll over to much higher interest rates than before. Kathryn speaks with Westpac's Michael Gordon and Centrix managing… Audio

Film and TV reviewer Laumata Lauano joins Kathryn to talk about Not Dead Yet on Disney+ : about a journalist assigned to the obit section of her newspaper who's haunted by the ghost of each new… Audio

Dr Jean Annan is an educational psychologist and has worked as a university lecturer, researcher and a teacher. Her new book is '7 Dimensions: Children's Emotional Well-being' which is a simple… Audio

Technology correspondent Peter Griffin joins Kathryn to talk about Twitter founder Jack Dorsey's new social media endeavour - Bluesky. The US Federal Trade Commission has issued a warning over… Audio

Southland/Otago mayors have been divided over whether to challenge the Dunedin Hospital design cuts, Tess talks to Kathryn about the apology for the communications failure.

Also an update on water… Audio

Carole Beu of the Women's Bookshop in Ponsonby reviews Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor, published by Hachette Audio

Transpower is warning of an increased risk of power cuts in Northland as it does emergency work on high voltage lines that are threatened by a major slip. Kathryn speaks to Transpower's General… Audio

Kathryn speaks to Margie Warrell the CEO and founder of bespoke leadership consultancy, Global Courage. At the core of Dr Warrell's work - is helping people and firms to lead with courage and to have… Audio

UK correspondent Lara Spirit joins Kathryn to examine what's driving a shortage of fruit and vegetables on UK shelves that's forced rationing of some items. Audio

A New Zealand blackcurrant drink seeking to challenge coffee's dominance as the "go-to" beverage for concentration and performance is also being studied for how it could help those with dementia… Audio

Auckland's West Coast beach residents are demanding answers, and not to be forgotten, more than two weeks after Cyclone Gabrielle devastated communites. Kathryn speaks to one of the evacuees, Joe… Audio

The Chinese surveillance balloon shot down over the United States earlier this month set off a flurry of action with three more unknown objects taken down by the Air Force in the following weeks… Audio

NZME premium sports editor Steve Holloway chats to Kathryn about the action-packed weekend of sport, the Super Rugby Pacific competition kicking off, an update on the cricket in Wellington and an… Audio

As the US gets to grips with the massive implications of the overturn of Roe v Wade last year, how has abortion legislation in New Zealand changed over the years? It's the subject of a new book from… Audio

editor and co-founder of BusinessDesk Pattrick Smellie talks to Kathryn about what he describes as the smoke, mirrors and delay of National's three waters policy. Also Trade Window's big fail in an… Audio

Multimedia Journalist for the Whanganui Chronicle Mike Tweed talks to Kathryn about what's happening in his patch, including the NZ Masters Games, who is running for the Whanganui seat at this year's… Audio

Anne Else reviews I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai, published by Hachette Audio

Fifteen years ago Andy Sninsky was diagnosed with the incurable blood cancer Multiple Myeloma. Now aged 75, he's been cycling around the world for years raising money for research and New Zealand is… Audio

US correspondent Ximena Bustillo speaks to Kathryn about the train derailment in East Palestine, and the latest NPR poll which shows American voters lean in favour of raising the debt ceiling, but are… Audio

Australia's intelligence chief says the country is being spied on at an "unprecedented" level by foreign agents.  Kathryn talks to ANU Professor of International Security John Blaxland about the level… Audio