Summer Times for Wednesday 18 January 2023

09.10 End of a traumatic chapter in aviation history

Air travel, like tourism was an industry which took a real hammering when the Covid pandemic gripped the world. It's getting back to normal but issues remain - prices remain high, staff shortages mean flight delays and a lot of lost luggage. But what about the pilots and air crew? Captain Andrew Ridling is the President of the Airline Pilots' Association. He says yesterday's announcement by Air New Zealand announced a resumption of flights to Shanghai and China marking an end to what he says has been a traumatic chapter in aviation history.

09.25 Fishing the depths of the south

Fisher Nate Smith is passionate about sustainable fishing - he's the driving force behind Gravity Fishing which operates between Southland and Rakiura/Stewart Island. He is the latest generation in a long-running line of fishers on the Island and as well as supplying some of the country's high end restaurants he takes tourists out on fishing charters. Nate also has his sights set on revamping the fishing quota system. 

09.40 The Revenant - ultra adventure racing in the extreme

It's one of the most gruelling races on the planet - so tough that only four people have ever finished it. The Revenant ultra adventure run gets underway at Welcome Rock on Blackmore Station in Southland tomorrow. With a total race distance of 200 kilometres and over 16,000 metres of vertical ascent, and tricky terrain, competitors must complete four laps of the course within 60 hours with no outside help. Race director Scott Worthington has been readying the course and joins Anna to tell her all about what's ahead for the 40 or so runners taking part from NZ and around the world.

09.50 What to look forward to on the big screen

Our occasional movie reviewer Sam Hollis joined us earlier in the show to tell us what he'd been watching over the holidays. He's back to share what we can look forward to on the big screen in the months ahead.

10.10 Reasons to be Cheerful

Sometimes it feels like the world is just full of doom and gloom. If it's not the pandemic, then it's the cost of living or the climate crisis. Reasons to be Cheerful is a non-profit editorial initiative set up by Talking Heads singer/songwriter David Byrne as a tonic for tumultuous times. Will Doig is the co-editor of Reasons to be Cheerful. He's also a published author and writer and he joins Anna from New York.

10.30 Summer Food with Naomi Toilalo 

Naomi, who has a background at Māori Television and was a runner up in TVNZ's Great Kiwi Bake Off a few years ago - says cooking, baking and feeding people have been a part of her life for as long as she can remember. Last year she turned her successful Whanaukai instagram account into a bilingual cookbook - WhānauKai  Feel-good baking to share aroha - celebrating contemporary Kiwi food and culture with recipes in te reo Māori and English. 

 

10.45 Museum stop - Kaikōura District Museum

Mountains, whales, and a dramatic coastline - we're in Kaikōura today for our museum stop. Housed in the landmark craypot building Kaikōura Museum https://kaikoura-museum.co.nz/ highlights the area's connection to the sea with stories of whaling, fishing, a large collection of marine specimens, along with taonga Māori, and exhibits of early colonial life. But there are some lesser known treasures and stories to tell. Anna is joined by curator Te Awhina Arahanga.

11.08 On the road with Hamilton star Akina Edmonds

We're on the road with actor, dancer, singer and has been performing in Hamilton - billed as the most acclaimed musical of the past decade. Kiwi Akina Edmonds is one of the stars of the show which has been playing to full houses in Melbourne. Hamilton makes its debut in New Zealand later this year and Akina is excited to play to a home crowd.

11.35 The return of US folk artist Sneaky Bones 

US folk artist Matthew Bean aka Sneaky Bones is back in New Zealand for a third time, performing live for the first time since 2019. He'll be playing a string of North Island centres starting later this week to promote his LP Little Words. He joins Anna in the studio to talk about what he's got in store. You can find information about the tour here 

Urban Jumble Daily Quiz 

Every day we're giving you three words. Within each word are letters which spell out a New Zealand town or city. Each letter can only be used once. While some words may have more than one answer, the correct answer must be the town or city we're thinking of. So have a pen and paper and a map at hand and have a go. 

Words and solutions for January 18

Reticulate - Tirau

Effrontery - Reefton

Amalgamated - Galatea