Summer Times Podcast Options

9:45 AM.If you're thinking about changing jobs or trying a new career altogether, whatever your reasons, you'll need to put serious thought into making this drastic change.  Read more Audio

9:20 AM.It's a game of throwing wooden sticks in the direction of your opponent and you've probably seen it played at a wedding. Read more Audio

9:10 AM.First up we head to Hawke's Bay, where the region has been a buzz with the weekend wedding of former prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to Clarke Gayford.  Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Brad Warrington aka DJ Sticky Fingaz reviews some of best music out over the summer - some you will have heard and some that might be new. Read more Audio

11:10 AM.Televisions, coffee machines, mattresses and even a grand piano - they are just some of the things that guests have swiped from hotels, according to a survey. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.In her final weeks on the Te Araroa Trail, Kate Wightman is striding a path that only last year seemed impossible. the former elite road cyclist is walking the length of Aotearoa to raise awareness of… Read more Video, Audio

10:00 AM.At 49, New Zealand comedian Rhys Darby says he's finally found the confidence to be a leading man. He joins Summer Times for a road trip with his son Finn, founder of the LA-based band Great Big Cow.

9:45 AM.If you don't make a will you risk confusion following your death.  Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Late at night in the West Coast village of Punakaiki a dedicated team of conservationists are out rescuing Westland petrel that are at risk from overhead powerlines and vehicle headlights.  Read more Audio

9:10 AM.The 61st National Surfing Championship has been entertaining crowds at St Clair beach in Dunedin this week.  Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Meteorologists have gardeners on high alert with predictions the El Niño weather system will bring hot and dry conditions over the coming months.  Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Princess Chelsea AKA Chelsea Nikkel is a classically trained pianist who burst onto the alternative, baroque-pop scene in early 2010s.  Read more Video, Audio

11:10 AM.We're joined by New Zealand Motor Caravan Association CEO Bruce Lochore to see what the nation's caravanners are up to. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Travel writer Peter Janssen is back this week and today we're about where the best short walks are.  Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Retired U.S Navy Captain transformed one of the lowest-ranked US submarine crews into the best in the fleet. Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Trade Me's top motor listings from 2023 are in.  Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Most people can't identify a rip when they're out in the ocean, but thanks to artificial intelligence help is on the way.  Read more Audio

9:10 AM.The New York Times has voted New Zealand by train as the fourth best place to visit this year in the iconic '52 places' list.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.After months of mahi and hundreds of thousands of dollars, one of the country's Great Walks has just reopened.  Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Firing up the barbie and a bit worried that your non-meat-eating mates will go hungry? Lucy Corry joins Anna Thomas to discuss how to feed vegetarians without tears at your next barbecue. Read more Audio

11:25 AM.She goes by the stage name Jo Ghastly and is a comedian psychiatrist and cancer survivor.  Read more Audio

11:10 AM.Sticking a boardroom in the bush was a lightbulb moment Kylie Rae had when the lockdown cut her off from her traditional business clients - tourists.  Read more Audio