Summer Times Podcast Options

10:20 AM.Over the summer we're going to hear from volunteers from around the country who're contributing their expertise and time in all kinds of ways to all manner of organisations. Today's story also brings… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Did you know that in Wellington alone, the council collects more than 70-thousand tonnes of organic waste every year? Lydia Marbett is the founder of Kaicycle - a Wellington-based collection business… Read more Audio

9:49 AM.New Zealand writer Mary Jane Walker often travels to danger zones, alone. She wants to share her experiences with others, but says she's been struggling with how she can I write responsibly about… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Today we start a five part series with Landsar volunteers. Without them so many lives would have been lost when people venture into our often treacherous and unpredictable terrain that can catch out… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.How is virtual reality technology changing the way educators work? Scott Cardwell is the co-founder and chief executive of ImmerseMe and is here to fill us in on the opportunities and pitfalls of this… Read more Audio

11:53 AM.We check in with one of the organisers of the Tuwharetoa Marae Sports Challenge on on how the first day of the challenge is going. Read more Audio

11:35 AM.On Summer Times we've challenged ourselves to try something new. Lynn Freeman went down to the Wilton Bowling club  in Wellington to learn the finer points of the art.  Read more Audio, Gallery

11:20 AM.Today we're continuing our series looking at what a summer read is. I'm joined by editor, publicist and critic Elizabeth Heritage to mull over how the language around books classified as holiday reads… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.In the cloud, in your phone, on your laptop, maybe on a memory stick - this is how most people store their photos these days.  Read more Audio, Gallery

10:50 AM.Our series on volunteering continues with 17 year old Whakatane high school student CJ Poole who's involved in youth council, environmental issues and a new organisation to address period poverty. Read more Audio

10:36 AM.Wellington band Anxiety club are releasing a new single today called Ginger in the Summer and their singer Kev Fitzsimons and keyboardist and harmonica player Clint Meech are in the studio with Robert… Read more Audio

10:20 AM.We're profiling sports that have a low profile here but are fast catching on, today it's the turn of Lacrosse. Lynn heads to training in Kilbirnie in Wellington. Read more Audio, Gallery

10:05 AM.Dan Slevin is here to talk new release films and this week he's been on a trip to the spider verse. Read more Audio

9:52 AM.The pre-Christmas 'big wet' in many parts of the country has been replaced by not just hot but in places really high temperatures.  Myles Taylor is the FENZ Principle Rural Fire Officer for… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.We're taking our regional series further afield with RNZ Pacific reporter Mackenzie Smith who's going to fill us in on Tokelau, and New Zealand's relationship with the territory. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Harry Seagar has come up with an ambitious plan for a podcast series about Antarctica - but wait, there's much, much more as he aims to spread the word across numerous digital platforms.  Read more Audio

9:25 AM.One of our listeners Kitty has an excellent family suggestion for our collection of NZ History in 100 Objects. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Already this summer our news bulletins have been full of stories of people dying in the water, or surviving a close call. There are happy endings of course. Read more Audio

8:20 AM.we invited you to contribute to a list of 100 objects reflecting Aotearoa New Zealand..prompted by a book that historian Dr Jock Phillips is writing on this very subject.  Read more Audio

11:50 AM.The Fashion industry's had to do a lot of soul searching in recent years - it's been responsible for wastage on a vast scale for decades.  Read more Audio, Gallery

11:34 AM.How well do we know our loved ones' reading habits and do we know how they like to unwind? Books are a hugely popular Christmas present and don't appear to be going anywhere. But do people get it… Read more Audio

11:18 AM.We're travelling further afield now, to York in northern England, a city with a rich and fascinating history, a remarkable Cathedral, a wall that encircles most of it, the inward leaning shopping area… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:05 AM.Traveller and documentary maker Elisabeth Easther is back to talk about new ways to see Aotearoa. Today we're talking about cycleways around the country and the new ways to see places that might be… Read more Audio, Gallery

10:35 AM.It was Ozzy's Birthday in December and as he's coming next year we thought we should celebrate!  Read more Audio