Summer Weekends Podcast Options

11:17 AM.Catherine Boniface says this year's Shakespeare in the Park shows are action-packed and for everyone - especially those who think Shakespeare is 'stuffy'. Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Peter Gordon is the pioneer of fusion food and for 40 years he's gathered ingredients, textures and techniques from the kitchens of the world.  Read more Audio

10:24 AM.From Friday, Christchurch's streets, venues, and public spaces will be filled with performing artists from around the globe.  Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Meg Lay is the first-ever female groundskeeper at the famous Lord's cricket ground in London and is back in New Zealand for the holidays. Read more Audio

9:32 AM.Sir Graeme Dingle has undertaken innumerable adventures around the globe, including hundreds of mountaineering, rock climbing and adventuring firsts. Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Dame Lynley Dodd's stories have captivated generations of children and adults selling more than 12 million copies worldwide.  Read more Audio

11:25 AM.For the past decade, aspiring authors have been gathering in Auckland each January for the Summer Fiction School. This weekend, the 2025 intake of would-be writers are having an intense introduction… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Every summer shark sightings are reported - mainly because so many of us are at the beach or out on the water. This year however there seem to be fewer sharks around than usual and that's worrying for… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Neville Peat has published more than 40 works of natural history, environmental writing and biography, including regional natural histories, histories of Antarctica, and studies of native birds… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.January 2025 marks a number of things for us all - from resolutions that go hand in hand with every changing Gregorian year to gatherings for anniversaries and birthdays taking advantage of our… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Kiwi marathon runner Stefan Ozich is running the length of Aotearoa - twice - and he could be the first to do so, making a world record. He's hoping to raise $1,000,000 for The Last Chance Project, a… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Wellingtonian Tim O'Brien has made Los Angeles his home for more than 20 years and before that he studied at university in LA in the 1990s. The images coming out of Los Angelese are gut-renching - the… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Today we're travelling to South Taranaki to meet Jasmine Jones - Jasmine's embraced small-town living after moving there from the capital. Home is Patea - which many of us know from the Patea Maori… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.New car sales slumped in New Zealand in 2025 and the EV market was particularly hard hit. So what is 2025 looking like for the car market here? Susana is joined by Richard Edwards, the managing editor… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Each week on Summer Weekends we're heading to the beach - not to swim or build sandcastles - but to check in with a few of New Zealand's 74 surf lifesaving clubs. Between them, the clubs rally… Read more Audio

10:30 AM.Peter Gordon is the pioneer of fushion food and for 40 years he's gathered ingredients, textures and techniques from the kitchens of the world. He's owned award winning restaurants from Wellington to… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.A midlife crisis is often stereotyped by the cliched spontaneous sports car purchase or dramatic haircuts. But as psychologist and author Dr Marny Lishman sees it "each phase of life brings with it… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.For 25 years Fat Freddy's Drop have a solid loyal fan base in Aotearoa New Zealand and globally for with their distinctive style, featuring hypnotic grooves, powerful brass, and the soulful vocals of… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.All eyes will be on the size of the splash at the 'Z Manu world champs' qualifiers at Auckland's Mangere pools today. Organisers of the event are expecting a couple of thousand people to turn up - to… Read more Audio

11:32 AM.Oscar LaDell is returning to Aotearoa touring his 'NO BLUE' EP. The singer-songwriter has been based in Melbourne delivering his soul and blues originals - but we'll have him back thank you very much… Read more Audio

11:10 AM.The Grammy Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir from South Africa weaves a rich tapestry of harmonies and rhythms from African gospel, soulful spirituals and American popular music. Touring for up to 11… Read more Audio

10:37 AM.Every Sunday we will be chatting to bookstores around the Motu - finding out what people are reading over Summer. Some listeners will know our next guest from his weekly music show on RNZ, Nashville… Read more Audio

10:07 AM.In July 1977, the first multi-lingual Polynesian newspaper, Mana, was published in Auckland. The groundbreaking publication shared news relevant to Maori and Pacific people advocating for social… Read more Audio