Summer Times Podcast Options

10:10 AM.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… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.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… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.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… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.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… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.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… Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Auckland's Pumphouse Theatre has been burgled just ahead of the start of its summer Shakespeare season. It begins this weekend with Antony and Cleopatra. But thieves have broken into the theatre and… Read more Audio

11:08 AM.We're in the car with Herb Christophers who has just retired from the Department of Conservation after a 30-year career. Herb is a walking encyclopaedia on everything you need to know about our native… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Our museum stop today is in Buller in the heart of coal country. The Coaltown museum tracks the challenging history and development of coal mining and export on the coast. It includes the Q wagon… Read more Audio

10:30 AM.Missing the cultural flavours of the Pacific and Aotearoa, two young kiwi women flatting in a dingy Bondi flat started making Cook Island donuts, sowing the first seed for what would become DOE Donuts… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.The silver fern is recognised internationally as the symbol of New Zealand but what does it actually mean, what's its history and why is it so important that we protect it? More than 500 companies now… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.There's a lot to talk about with our sports correspondent Leonard Powell. Dave Rennie has been sacked as Wallabies coach and replaced by Eddie Jones, the NZ football ferns are about to go head-to-head… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.When a vegan and a food technologist met at an ideas competition two years ago a new vegan ice cream company was born. The sustainable food start up Kinda is planning to launch its cauliflower based… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.A huge mural by treasured potter, the late Barry Brickell, that was once destined for the wrecking ball, has been safely installed in a new home in the refurbished Taupo airport. Chris Johnston, who… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Auckland woman Leslie Harris has created the website Harris List as a one-stop shop for information about dementia and the support available in Aotearoa. Read more Audio

11:35 AM.They had a sold out show in Tamaki Makaurau two years ago and now they're back and gearing up to hit the road. Tuawahine is the powerhouse all-women band featuring the likes of Tami Neilson, Anika… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.When he's having a tough day, orthopaedic surgeon Mat Brick likes to look at pictures of his patients doing what they love all over the world. The former professional athlete chats to Anna Thomas… Read more Video, Audio

10:45 AM.Ashburton's Fire Museum Today we're stopping at the Ashburton Fire Museum which houses the heritage collection of the local Volunteer Fire Brigade founded in 1874. The brigade has a lengthy and proud… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Summer walking Walker and photographer Shaun Barnett is back to talk about another four of his favourite day walks from different parts of the country. Today it's Te Henga Walkway in Auckland's… Read more Audio

10:14 AM.Wayne "Buck: Shelford talks with Anna Thomas about his election to RSA president. Read more Audio

9:25 AM.In a remote part of Antarctica, there are emperor penguins wandering around with GPS trackers like fit bits so researchers can learn more about their feeding patterns and protect them from… Read more Audio

9:12 AM.What's life been like in Tonga a year since the volcanic eruption and tsunami? It was the most violent explosion on Earth in 140 years and sent a 2 -metre-high tsunami across the Kingdom's tiny… Read more Audio