Summer Times Podcast Options

11:13 AM."Delicious alchemy" is how Kim Seagram describes the process of transforming primary produce into something more nutritious and tasty via fermentation. She's the chair of the Fermentation Hub - a… Read more Audio

10:55 AM.A photo essay about Aotearoa's most inland surfboard shaper is the kind of content that "falls into the lap" of Laura Williamson, editor of the Southern Lakes print journal 1964. The quarterly… Read more Audio

10:13 AM.Bonnie Schwarz and Pete Shaw, the duo that are Good Habits, join Anna in studio for a live performance. Read more Audio

9:40 AM.The sun is shining and by all accounts the ASB Tennis Classic is the place to be in Auckland. It began this week with the Women's event. Some big names are here including world women's number 3 Coco… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.More than 4000 scouts have ventured to Mystery Creek south of Hamilton for the organisations annual jamboree. There's been a wide range of activites from drift bikes and cooking to celebrating the new… Read more Audio

9:13 AM.Summer Times drops into Gisborne to talk to mayor Rehette Stoltz about how the summer is going. Gisborne had a tough 2023... a devastating cyclone wreaked havoc on roads and houses and the district is… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Repaying debts is the first thing people who have overspent during the holidays should do if they're setting goals for the year ahead, according to Pushpa Wood.  Read more Audio

11:30 AM.If you can't leave your hand palm-up on the pavement for five seconds, it's too hot to walk your dog, says Dr Kat Littlewood, a Massey University lecturer in animal welfare and veterinary… Read more Audio

11:10 AM.The New Zealand bug of the year competition is back for its second year.  Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Small towns with big histories are Peter Janssen's expertise.  Read more Audio

10:00 AM.Moana Theodore (Ngāpuhi) is a name you're going to hear a lot more of. Last year, the Otago University associate professor took the reigns as the new director of the famous Dunedin Study – researching… Read more Video, Audio

9:45 AM.Today marks World Braille Day. Invented by Louis Braille over 200 years ago, the raised dot reading and writing system used by people who are blind or vision impaired is still in use today.  Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Kidney failure is a significant and expensive health problem, but an Auckland City Hospital study may have a better solution for some. Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Surf and sun is a Kiwi summer pastime, but it's not without risk.  Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Need to whip up a dessert for a family barbecue or dinner with friends, but lack the time, energy or will to cook? Lucy Corry has the answer: a kind of DIY ice cream sundae that everyone will love. Read more Audio

11:25 AM.The New Zealand Blood Service (NZBS) needs to fill 32,000 appointments over summer ... a tough ask at a time when donations tend to dip. But there are still ways to give blood and plasma while on… Read more Audio

11:10 AM.Blackbelt student Rachel Louie says the Japanese martial art of Shorinji Kempo not only helps her stay calm and solution-oriented, it also encourages empathy. Read more Video, Audio

10:45 AM.If you're a dreamer, you've probably had a few weird people pop into your dreams. Some more welcome than others! Read more Audio

10:00 AM.His name is synonymous with big band jazz in New Zealand. In fact, he is Mr Jazz.  Read more Audio

9:40 AM.It's free, it's outdoors and it's also been linked with better mental health. Alongside making sourdough and cutting your fringe, lockdowns helped spike interest in the hobby of birdwatching.  Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Wondering how to keep your lawn looking lush and green in the face of a hot, dry summer and water restrictions? Lawn pro Simon Slade has the answers. Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Summer is here, finally, but with everyone flocking to the beach a run of shark sightings has seen calls for swimmers to beware.  Read more Audio

9:10 AM.The Thames-Coromandel area has had a devastating 2023 with regular storms closing roads and destroying property.  Read more Audio