Summer Times for Tuesday 7 January 2025

9:10 Runner completes ten Great Walks in ten days

One Great Walk is enough to leave some people cast on the couch for a week.

Starting his journey on December the 28th, runner Romain Groleau ran all ten Great Walks, crossing the finish line at 2am this past Sunday.

He covered the distance of over twelve marathons, and all while raising money for the New Zealand Nature Fund.

He joins Anna Thomas to share highlights from his journey.

9:20 Bizz Buzz with Nona Pelletier

RNZ business reporter Nona Pelletier joins Anna to share some good news from the business world.

9:35 Kiwi abroad: Chef Toby Archibald in Dallas

Kiwi chefs are known for bringing a taste of home to some unlikely spots around the globe, and one that may be near the top of that list has to be Dallas.

Toby Archibald set up shop there at the end of 2022.

His restaurant Quarter Acre blends the iconic Kiwi dream and cusine with local produce.

He also draws inspiration from the long list of places he worked prior to that, from New York to Toronto.

9:45 An island to oneself: Natalie McCondach on Urupukapuka

Could you imagine living on an island with just one other person?

That's what Natalie McCondach does.

Four years ago she joined her partner on Urupukapuka in the beautiful Bay of Islands.

He's the sole caretaker and over the winter months they have no one but themselves and the abundant wildlife for company.

Summer is a different story as the population swells with boaties and holiday makers.

Natalie joins Anna to share her take on island life and a tale of two seasons.

9:55 Geo Jumble

Tune in to see if you can untangle three African country names from three given words. Text 2101 with the correct answers.

deterioration - conflagration - sneaky

10:08 Road Trip: Champion boxer Mea Motu

Mea Motu is the current IBO World Super Bantamweight Champion. Her record stands at 20-0, meaning she has not lost one of her pro fights - and that includes seven knock outs.

She's also a mother of five and has inspired many by sharing her experience surviving domestic violence.

Mea will face fellow undefeated fighter Ellie Scotney for the Unified Super Bantamweight World Title in Nottingham on January 25.

She joins Anna Thomas to share a summer roadie.

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10:45 Museum stop: Nelson Classic Car Museum

Today we're in the top of the south for our museum stop. With 150 impeccably restored cars, the Nelson Classic Car Museum has one of the largest collections in Australasia. From a 1903 Cadillac to the world's fastest Mini, the Museum showcases decades of motoring history.

Car aficionado and museum spokesperson Kate Cooper joins Anna to share its treasures.

11:08 Saxophonist Louisa Williamson

Louisa Williamson seems to be just about everywhere in the capital city's jazz scene.

She's a saxophonist and a very talented composer.

She's played live and recorded for some of New Zealand's biggest names from L.A.B. to Trinity Roots, and more traditional jazz ensembles like the Rodger Fox Big Band.

Her debut album What Dreams May Come won the APRA best jazz composition award in 2023, and last year, she was commissioned to write a work for the Wellington Jazz Festival.

11:15 Summer book review with Bonnie Harrison

Producer Bonnie Harrison reviews The Bookshop Detectives: Dead Girl Gone by Gareth and Louise Ward.

11:25 Latest from the Dunedin Study

University of Otago Professor Jonathan Broadbent joins Anna Thomas to share updates from the world-renowned longitudinal study into the lives of 1,000 New Zealanders.

11:45 The best classic pubs

Travel writer Peter Janssen joins Anna Thomas to share five iconic, historic, and road-trippable Kiwi pubs.

11:55 Geo Jumble answers

Did you get the place names right? Tune in before the end of the show for the answers.