Anna Thomas
Paul O'Neil: Fighting Fraud with Films
Each year New Zealander's are swindled out of millions of their hard earned dollars by scam artists and fraudsters. The NZ International Fraud Film Festival 2023 returns to Auckland later this month… Audio
Finding 'a common faith': Sharon Corr on siblings, songs and stardom
The Corrs rank among the most successful Irish bands of all time, having sold 40 million albums worldwide across a career spanning three decades. The band will play Auckland's Spark Arena on Thursday… Audio
Better Sleep Habits
It's the start of Sleep Week. Dr. Rosie Gibson and Dr Karyn O'keefe from the Sleep/Wake Research Centre at Massey University join us to answer your sleep questions. Audio
Calling Home: Jo Luping in Sabah, Malaysia
Calling Home this week is director, producer, and designer Jo Luping. Jo grew up in Wellington - but her family ties to Sabah, Malaysia prompted her to move there where she is helping develop the… Audio
Elton's tour manager says NZ Tour definitely his last
DC Parmet has been Sir Elton John's tour manager since 1997. Sir Elton will soon stage a concert in Christchurch and then two in Auckland. DC Parmet says it'll be the last time the singer performs in… Audio
On the road with surfing champ Paige Hareb
Kiwi surfing champ Paige Hareb takes us on our final SummerTimes roadtrip. Proudly Taranaki born and bred, Paige was the first kiwi female surfer to make the World Surf League Championship Tour when… Audio
Museum stop - Te Awahou Nieuwe Stroom - Foxton
Our last Summer Times museum stop is the Horowhenua town of Foxton where a very unique centre links Maori, Dutch and pioneering history together. Incoroporating the landmark Dutch windmill, Te Awahou… Audio
The Book of Feeling Blue
How do you know if you're just feeling a bit sad or if you are depressed? What level of sadness is 'normal'? How do you work out what's going on when you feel down? What kinds of treatment are… Audio
50 years of Spirit of Adventure
With its spectacular three masted tall ship, the Spirit of New Zealand , the trust has changed hundreds of young lives with its youth development programme. This year the Spirit of Adventure Trust is… Audio
Disabled golfer back in the swing
After a spinal infection and medical misadventure left her confined to a wheelchair, Cathie Braun thought she'd never get back to her beloved golf. But now the Kuratau local has her swing back thanks… Audio
NZ-made Avatar sequel exceeds expecations
Avatar: The Way of Water - a US$250 million sci-fi film largely made in New Zealand - is getting rave reviews and breaking box office records. This is exciting for the thousands of local people who… Video, Audio
Jacinda Ardern - the woman behind the headlines
The resignation of the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has taken the country by surprise and has sparked a leadership battle within the Labour Party. Ardern led the country through some of the most… Audio
On the road with the Bard of the South Victor Billot
oday we are on a roadtrip with Dunedin writer and the unofficial Bard of the South Victor Billot. Victor's satirical odes to various public figures and politicians appear regularly on Newsroom, have… Audio
Museum stop - Mangawhai Museum
We're in Northland today visiting Mangawhai Museum on our museum stop. The museum is full of stories and treasures centred around the beautiful Mangawhai Harbour. It's a new and modern museum with a… Audio
Summer food with Yeshi Desta
Yeshi Desta came to New Zealand as a refugee more than 20 years ago and loves introducing New Zealanders to the tastes and flavours of eastern Africa. She runs My Mother's Kitchen, whipping up pop-up… Audio
National Geographic camps for budding photographers
For more than 130 years National Geographic has been informing and educating people around the world with incredible stories and stunning photographs. This year a number of its photographers are… Audio
Exposure to sweets at work compared to passive smoking
Forced proximity to cake and biscuits at work has been compared to passive smoking by the UK's Food Standards Agency. "If nobody brought cakes into the office, I would not eat cakes", chairwoman… Audio
Swallowing swords and juggling chainsaws
Imagine a CV with a list of skills which reading sword swallowing, knife-throwing, chainsaw juggling and fire-eating. Australian Chayne Hultgren aka The Space Cowboy holds 55 Guiness World Records for… Audio
Tracking Wellington's newly-released kiwi
We're checking in with Wellington's newly-released kiwi. Last November, for the first time in around 100 years, eleven North Island brown kiwi were released into the Makara hills after an ambitious… Audio