Summer Times Podcast Options

11:40 AM.Producer Robert Kelly reckons a big part of holidays is trying new things and has always wanted to know how to make things.  Read more Audio

11:18 AM.At a time when many Kiwis are hitting the same old holiday hot-spots, travel writer and explorer Elisabeth Easther suggests some lesser known parts of New Zealand that are well worth the effort to get… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:05 AM.Keeping age old traditions alive when you've moved to the other side of the world is hard enough, but especially so at times like Christmas.  Read more Audio, Gallery

10:40 AM.Horses have only been in Aotearoa for a short period of time, but have been a big part of people's lives up and down the country since they arrived.  Read more Audio

10:20 AM.We were keen to know what people were buying each other for Christmas when it came to music. So we sent producer Robert Kelly down to Wellington's Slow Boat Records, where he spoke to Jeremy Taylor to… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Cars from the 1980s are welcomed into vintage car clubs these days, largely to encourage younger people to get involved. While some rare cars can command hefty prices, most vintage car enthusiasts… Read more Audio

9:47 AM.We check in with RNZ Northland correspondent Lois Williams about what 2019 may look like north of the Bombay Hills. Read more Audio

9:35 AM.The whole model of volunteering is changing, Volunteering NZ chief executive Dr Katie Bruce says, as she helps us kick off the Summer Times series featuring 15 members of New Zealand's essential… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.It's been a big year for sport in New Zealand. It's also been a successful 12 months for Stuff national sports correspondent Dana Johannsen. Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Rakiura/Stewart Island is only just coping with the influx of international and New Zealand tourists, and another record breaking summer is anticipated.  Read more Audio, Gallery

8:21 AM.Staff at the new Dunedin Wildlife Hospital have treated over 40 species in the past year, many of them endangered. Spokesperson Jordana Whyte tells us the most common injuries that befall the tūī… Read more Audio, Gallery

8:10 AM.Christmas in the United States political sphere has not been a peaceful one.  Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Former PM Jenny Shipley and former Deputy PM Annette King react to Jacinda Ardern's pregnancy announcement. Audio

11:08 AM.Scientist and science communicator Dr Siouxsie Wiles is a nominee for New Zealander of the year. She's currently working to find a cure for antibiotic-resistant superbugs, and talks to Megan about… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Kids are fascinated by fire and kitchen science is a fun, supervised way for them to learn about it, says science communicator Michelle Dickinson. She tells us how to make a candle from a banana and… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Canadian band The East Pointers are in New Zealand to tour with our very own Mel Parsons, playing at five venues around the country over the next week. They've been here before, playing at WOMAD in… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Matt Chatterton and Megan discuss Joseph Parker, the Black Caps, and upsets in the Australian Open. Audio

9:30 AM.During the First World War, a small Surrey community was home to a hospital exclusively staffed by Kiwis and treating Kiwi soldiers. The Mount Felix tapestry commemorates the ANZAC hospital… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Former advertising CEO Bob Hoffman makes it his business to call out the industry for feeding fake news, clickbait and cat videos online to collect data from people. His blog, Adcontrarian, with its… Read more Audio

11:53 AM.Few of us has much sympathy for the cockroach, but pity the luckless roach that’s caught by a jewel wasp. Read more Audio, Gallery

11:45 AM.TV Reviewer Linda Burgess looks at the timely television drama which features Robbie Coltrane as an actor accused of rape. She has plenty to say, without giving away too much, about National Treasure.

11:10 AM.Tami Neilson fans can rejoice in 2018 as she spent a chunk of time in 2017 recording her new album. She hit the studio soon after completing her successful and acclaimed Songs of Sinners tour which… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Australian stand-up comedian Zoë Coombs Marr brings her sexist talentless on-stage alter ego 'Dave' to this year's NZ Festival in the award-winning show Trigger Warning. Read more Video, Audio

9:45 AM.Al Jazeera reporter in Thailand Wayne Hay talks to Megan about the ongoing issue of North Korean bodies washing up on the shores of Japan and why there has been a sudden increase. He's also talks… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Monarch butterfly caterpillars are struggling to find a feed. Around the country gardening centres and plant shops have sold out of swan plants as people rush to replace the plants which are being… Read more Audio, Gallery