Summer Times for Tuesday 10 January 2023

09.08 Northern tourism operators count cost of bad weather

As former Cyclone Hale batters the upper North Island, many tourist operators are counting the cost of what has been a very stormy summer. For Dive Tutukaka the first week of January is normally the busiest of the year but the bad weather has meant they can't get their boats out and they have lost all their bookings for the week. Dive Tutukaka owner Kate Malcolm joins Anna to talk about the impact of one of the worst starts to the new year she can remember.

09.20 South of the south basks in summer sun

As many parts of the North Island battle bad weather, we head to the other end of the country, where in a twist of irony the south of the South Island has been basking for weeks in sun and top temperatures. Chair of the Oreti Surf Lifesaving Club Timothy Ball speaks with Anna.

09:20 The digital skills gap in NZ

Most of us encounter the digital world every day through our mobile phones, computers, when we shop online or pay our bills. But are we a country with the skills to work in the digital realm? Justin Gray is the managing director at Datacom and he says despite the tech industry employing 114-thousand New Zealanders there is still a significant shortage of digital skills. 

09.30 Getting women hooked on fly fishing 

More women are taking up the sport of fly fishing - largely thanks to social media. Taupō local Libby O'Brien loves nothing more than to get out on the crisp mountain rivers and throw a line in. She says it's the perfect antidote when life gets too busy. She joins Anna to talk about her favourite fishing spots and how fly fishing has become key to her wellbeing.

09.45 The pact to attend every Rugby World Cup

As the All Blacks stormed to victory at the first ever Rugby World Cup in 1987  a group of students in the Hutt Valley made a pact that they would attend every World Cup that followed. Two of that group have managed it - from the tournament in 1991 in the UK and Ireland all the way through to the 2019 World Cup in Japan. One of them was John Foreman who is also preparing to travel to the 2023 edition in France later this year. 

10.10 Summer birdwatching with David Melville

Summer's a great time for watching our local birdlife. Anna gets some tips and talks through threats to birdlife with Tasman-based ornithologist David Melville. 

10.30 Summer food in the high country

Philippa Cameron lives on Otematata Station, a 40,000 hectare high country station in Otago and knows all about feeding a big crowd. Her book A High Country Life includes recipes and stories based around her job as a station cook. She also posts a selection of her favourite, hearty recipes on her popular @whats_for_smoko Instagram account. She's with Anna to talk about what's on her summer menu.

10.45 Museum stop: Tawhiti Museum Hawera

Today our museum stop is in south Taranaki. Not far out of Hawera you will find the Tawhiti Museum. Established over 30 years ago and privately run, it takes visitors on a journey from early Maori settlement in the region to the modern day using life size exhibits and scale models, with input from Weta Workshop. Owner, artist and enthusiast Nigel Ogle is the driving force and joins Anna to share its unique attractions.

11.08 On the road with Girls that Invest podcaster Simran Kaur

Today we take a roadtrip with Simran Kaur from the chart-topping podcast Girls That Invest https://girlsthatinvest.com/. The podcast, which helps young women invest and grow their money, has been downloaded more than 2.5 million times and has over 200,000 followers. Simran shares some summer tunes and roadtrip favourites.

 

11:35 Renaissance art features in immersive exhibition

 

Around 500 works of art by the likes of  Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael and Caravaggio are on display in Auckland in a way you could never imagine. A special exhibition using multimedia projection which enlarges images of the original masterpieces, has opened at the Aotea Centre . It is called Renaissance: The Age of Genius and one of the VIP tour guides is Dr Chris Longhurst.. 

Urban Jumble Daily Quiz 

We've come up with a daily quiz to test both your word and geographical skill. Every day we're giving you three words. Within each word are letters which spell out a New Zealand town or city. Each letter can only be used once. While some words may have more than one answer, the correct answer must be the town or city we're thinking of. So have a pen and paper and a map at hand and have a go. 

Words and solutions for January 10

Embellishment - Blenheim

Tropicana - Picton

Rewashable - Hawera