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Recent items from Summer Times
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On The Road with Catherine Robertson
11:05 AM.Time for On The Road now. This is where we get a prominent New Zealander in to chat about their favourite ever road trip, reflect a bit on the year just gone, and play us a few of their essential road… Read more Audio
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A Māori Phrase a Day - Kei te pēhea koe?
10:55 AM.Three times a week, we'll check in with Hemi Kelly, to learn some useful te reo Maori phrases you can use in your day-to-day life. Hemi's a lecturer in Te Ara Poutama - the Faculty of Maori &… Read more Audio
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Dan Slevin goes to the flicks
10:39 AM.Is it a wet weather day in your part of the country? Time to go to the movies? Film critic Dan Slevin is here to talk about new releases you might be able to cram the family into. Today Dan is… Read more Audio
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Semisi Maiai live session
10:30 AM.Semisi Maiai is a New Zealand musician known for his work as the front man of kiwi band Marlin's Dreaming. But he plays he plays a mean guitar and he was rocking through Wellington today so we thought… Read more Audio
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Iconic Tiki to be bought by Te Papa
10:24 AM.The iconic plastic tiki that was gifted to John Lennon when The Beatles toured New Zealand in 1964 will be purchased by Te Papa. You have probably seen those famous photographs of each of the band… Read more Audio
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Rob Suisted: photographing predators
10:19 AM.My next guest is one of New Zealand's foremost nature photographers, his photos have graced postage stamps, featured on New Zealand bank notes and in magazines from around the world. And now Rob… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Navigating the click economy
8:35 AM.Once upon a time, advertisers battled for our eyeballs ... these days , they also fight it out for our clicks! Technology commentator and communications consultant Paul Brislen is here to help me make… Read more Audio
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Boxing Day test
8:24 AM.It was a bit of a rough day yesterday for the Black Caps, who're playing Australia in Melbourne in their first Boxing Day test in more than three decades. RNZ sports reporter Joe Porter has the… Read more Audio
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Wellington water woes
8:19 AM.The rahui placed on Wellington harbour because thousands of litres of sewage was pouring into it, is expected to be lifted today. RNZ reporter Emma Hatton has been following this story closely. Read more Audio
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CAA levies cause concern
8:16 AM.The head of the New Zealand Agricultural Aviation Association says a proposed hike in aviation fees and charges will hit rural areas hardest. Read more Audio
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The Doubtful Sounds in session
11:45 AM.Wellington based choir Doubtful Sounds and string quartet Strung Out play out our final show in the Wellington Studio. Read more Video, Audio
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George Hobson
11:30 AM.The last of the youth leaders we're talking to on Summertimes is teenage conservationist George Hobson. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Dunedin Archaeology
11:20 AM.The Guardian newspaper's been reporting that archaeologists are asking the New Zealand government to stop the trade in moa bones. In November a private collector in Britain purchased an entire moa… Read more Audio
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Rotorua Noir
11:05 AM.Ninety-one years ago the writer SS Van Dine published 20 rules for aspiring detective writers. No love interests, for example. No wilful tricks or deceptions to be played on the reader. Read more Audio
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Gliding away
10:45 AM.Over the past three weeks we've spoken to volunteers from around the country involved in all kinds of organisations, from op shops and Red Cross to girl guides and - today - gliding. Read more Audio
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Auckland Folk Festival
10:30 AM.The Auckland Folk Festival starts next Friday and runs over 4 days of folky goodness! We're joined by the Programme Director of the Auckland Folk Festival Finn McLennan-Elliot now talk about the… Read more Audio
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Child’s play: unlocking creativity in the young
10:18 AM.Unstructured play and allowing children’s imaginations to run wild is the key to nurturing creative, problem- solving young people, a child educator says. Read more Audio
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Dan Slevin
10:05 AM.Film critic Dan Slevin's here to tell us about two films today; The Kid Who Would be King and Cold War. Read more Audio
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Westport in 2019
9:45 AM.It's our final regional cross today and we're heading all the way to the West Coast of the South Island to talk to Lee Scanlon. Lee's the long-serving chief reporter at the Westport News. Read more Audio
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Jock Phillips
9:35 AM.Just before starting this summer show we found out about a project by the historian and writer Jock Phillips. He's writing a book about the social history of New Zealand, embodied in 100 objects. He… Read more Audio
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Soldiers of Empire
9:17 AM.The New Zealand Wars defined almost every aspect of life in Aotearoa in the 19th century. They ranged for decades and were diverse in terrain and opponents. Charlotte Macdonald and her colleague… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Conscious consumption
9:05 AM.On summer times over the past four weeks we've talked a lot about sustainability and consumer awareness. And what we've found through talking to interviewees and your feedback, is that there is a lot… Read more Audio
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100 objects: Swanndri
11:55 AM.We've reached the cut off for the Summertimes List of 100 objects reflecting the social history of Aotearoa New Zealand. Audio
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Microbiology
11:40 AM.Our series of interviews with researchers from the Malaghan Institute concludes today with a conversation with Dr Olivier Gasser who's a leader in its Nutrition & Microbiome research programme. Read more Audio
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Maia Faulkner
11:30 AM.Continuing our series on volunteers in New Zealand, and today we're talking to Maia Faulkner. Maia Faulkner is an active leader with Girl Guides New Zealand. Read more Audio