Summer Times Podcast Options

10:06 AM.Experiencing Marine Reserves helps get people - particularly children - exploring the environment under the sea.  Read more Audio

9:46 AM.Helen McNamara from Cook and Grow in Hawke's Bay shares some ways to put Christmas leftovers to good use . Read more Audio

9:16 AM.What is shame? What's a scandal? And how have those forces adapted to the New Zealand cultural landscape?  Read more Audio

9:07 AM.The search is ongoing for a passenger who fell off the cruise ship the Norwegian Jewel near Mahia in Hawke's Bay. Read more Audio

8:25 AM.The Black Caps have ended 2019 with a whimper rather than a bang. Read more Audio

8:17 AM.A great big blob of warm water in the Pacific Ocean, near the Chatham Islands archipelago, is a bit of a mystery. Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Two people have died in Fiji as Tropical Cyclone Sarai continues to bring storm force winds and rain to much of the country.  Read more Audio

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

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 &amp… Read more Audio

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11:30 AM.The last of the youth leaders we're talking to on Summertimes is teenage conservationist George Hobson.  Read more Audio, Gallery

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

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

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

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