Smart, in-depth and relentlessly curious, host Kathryn Ryan dives into the stories shaping New Zealand and its people. Interviews and expert analysis from around the world and at home. It’s where big ideas are unpacked and everyday life explored.
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Smart, in-depth and relentlessly curious, host Kathryn Ryan dives into the stories shaping New Zealand and its people. Interviews and expert analysis from around the world and at home. It’s where big ideas are unpacked and everyday life explored.
Episodes
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Sports correspondent Sam Ackerman
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Tue, 12 May 2026
22276-
Guy Hessell on the benefits of going native in the garden
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Tue, 12 May 2026
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Business commentator Hamish McNicol
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Tue, 12 May 2026
22274-
Book review: The Chronology of Water by Lidia Yuknavitch
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Tue, 12 May 2026
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Around the motu: Peter de Graaf, RNZ's reporter in Northland
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Tue, 12 May 2026
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Veteran climate activist outraged by Govt's legal manoeuvre
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Tue, 12 May 2026
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Siri Hustvedt's tribute to her late husband Paul Auster
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Tue, 12 May 2026
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USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben
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Tue, 12 May 2026
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Plans to make life jackets mandatory in Auckland
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Tue, 12 May 2026
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The challenges of health planning
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Tue, 12 May 2026
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Tourism businesses react to trans-Tasman flights being cutt
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Tue, 12 May 2026
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Political commentators Neale Jones and Peter Dunne
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Mon, 11 May 2026
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Urban Issues with Bill McKay
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Mon, 11 May 2026
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How creating kettle corn keeps this family thriving
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Mon, 11 May 2026
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Around the motu: Tom Hunt, senior reporter for The Post in Wellington
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Mon, 11 May 2026
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Book review: Side Character Energy by Olivia Tolich
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Mon, 11 May 2026
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Ann Beaglehole tells the story of her family's escape from the Hungarian Revolution
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Mon, 11 May 2026
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Sophie Lloyd is an award-winning and skilled film gaffer
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Mon, 11 May 2026
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Foreign correspondent Daniel Schweimler in South America
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Mon, 11 May 2026
22258-
Tackling Northland's waste problem, one piece of junk at a time
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Mon, 11 May 2026
22257-
Corrections staff say fuel crisis impacting commute
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Mon, 11 May 2026
22256-
Tale of two electricity networks
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Mon, 11 May 2026
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Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
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Fri, 08 May 2026
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Friday funnies
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Fri, 08 May 2026
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Around the motu: Ian Allen in Marlborough
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Fri, 08 May 2026
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Book review: Death of an Ordinary Man by Sarah Perry
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Fri, 08 May 2026
22251-
Abe's Bagels sold for undisclosed sum
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Fri, 08 May 2026
22250-
Richard Shaw's books on his journey to understand colonisation
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Fri, 08 May 2026
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Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
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Fri, 08 May 2026
22248-
Restoring Wellington's largest stream system
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Fri, 08 May 2026
22247-
Is owning a rental property still worth it?
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Fri, 08 May 2026
22246-
Tackling ED waiting times in with a surgical assessment unit
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Fri, 08 May 2026
22245-
Screentime: The Devil Wears Prada 2, Widow's Bay, and more
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Thu, 07 May 2026
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How grandparents are vital for the wellbeing of our mokopuna
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Thu, 07 May 2026
22243-
Tech: Landline comeback, China to protect jobs from AI
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Thu, 07 May 2026
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Around the motu: Jesse Archer in Taupo
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Thu, 07 May 2026
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Book review: Departure (s) by Julian Barnes
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Thu, 07 May 2026
22240-
Filmmaker follows in mother's footsteps with debut feature
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Thu, 07 May 2026
22239-
UK: Local elections, hate crime up, two pubs a day close
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Thu, 07 May 2026
22238-
Nelson Gallery shop stops stocking the work of 40 local artists
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Thu, 07 May 2026
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Young people struggling with living costs and digital pressure
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Thu, 07 May 2026
22236-
Science: Hindenburg's impact on hydrogen
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Wed, 06 May 2026
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Lauren Keenan's latest historical fiction work
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Wed, 06 May 2026
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Unemployment down to 5.3 per cent
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Wed, 06 May 2026
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Around the motu: Alexa Cook in Hawke's Bay
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Wed, 06 May 2026
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Book review : Other People's Bodies by Megan Nicol Reed
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Wed, 06 May 2026
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Biotech CEO on how the industry can survive distrust