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11:40 AM.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… Read more Audio

11:10 AM.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… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.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… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.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… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.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… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.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… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.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… Read more Video, Audio

9:10 AM.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… Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Hip hop & reggae musician Rubi Du. Read more Audio

11:08 AM.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… Read more Audio

10:50 AM.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… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.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… Read more Audio

10:20 AM.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… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.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… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.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… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.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… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Chatham Islands fresh seafood and pristine honey have a reputation for unbeatable quality, but those lucky enough to visit are also getting a chance to sample locally brewed beer. Simone Croon started… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Yesterday's drowning at Opoutere beach in Coromandel adds to a growing death toll over the summer period. In one of the biggest rescue efforts this summer six people were pulled from the water… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.US folk artist Matthew Bean aka Sneaky Bones is back in New Zealand for a third time, performing live for the first time since 2019. He'll be playing a string of North Island centres starting later… Read more Audio

11:08 AM.We're on the road with actor, dancer, singer and has been performing in Hamilton - billed as the most acclaimed musical of the past decade. Kiwi Akina Edmonds is one of the stars of the show which has… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Mountains, whales, and a dramatic coastline - we're in Kaikoura today for our museum stop. Housed in the landmark craypot building Kaikoura Museum https://kaikoura-museum.co.nz/ highlights the area's… Read more Audio

10:30 AM.When Auckland baker and mother-of-four Naomi Tailolo needed a creative outlet, her sister suggested social media. Last year Naomi released the bilingual cookbook Whānaukai, based on her popular… Read more Video, Audio