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9:55 AM.Each day Summer Times hosts the Geo Jumble quiz, in which listeners are asked to unscramble the letters within given words to spell out New Zealand towns and cities. The first to text in all three… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Fran Mazza and her husband Aaron Carson are the masterminds behind award-winning Grey Lynn restaurant Ada. They also established the iconic Winona Forever in Parnell, Barbarinos in Avondale and Sugar… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Aussie correspondent Nick Grimm joins Anna to recap the state of play on the Victorian bushfires. They also take a look at the controversy surrounding the Adelaide Writers Week - which led ultimately… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Anna is joined by the Mayor of the New Plymouth District, Max Brough. Audio

11:40 AM.Author Peter Janssen takes Summer Times on a tour of New Zealand's quirky gems, including the Fo Guang Shan Chinese Temple, the Morrinsville Cows, Taranaki's Toy Wall and Dunedin's Beverly Clock. New… Read more Audio

11:20 AM.Braydon Priest reviews novel Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth, Kathy Burke's autobiography A Mind of My Own as told through audiobook and an AI song which has left Braydon feeling conflicted. Audio

11:10 AM.If military history and planes are your thing, today's museum stop is right up your alley. We're stopping at the birthplace of New Zealand's Air Force, the Airforce Museum at Wigram. With aircraft of… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Few of us are gifted with such a voice as Chris Bruerton's, who in 2012 joined the internationally successful vocal group King Singers. Over a decade later, Chris is about to sound his final note with… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Anna speaks with Consumer NZ's Belinda Castles about the phenomenon of the promotion of skincare brands by young children. They also discuss the efficacy of NZ sunscreen regulations and the most… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.President Trump is set to meet Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado later this week. Meanwhile, he has announced 25% tariffs on countries trading with Iran… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.It is a perennial question: how do we stay our healthiest selves as we age? It's something the Christchurch Health, Ageing and Lifecourse - or CHALICE - study is looking to answer. The study's been… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Coming up in the Kakapo Files, Alison Ballance gets some exciting egg news from Whenua Hou, catches up with news of three more kakapo matings, and discovers why Artificial Insemination is so useful. Audio

11:20 AM.Zed are part of the line-up for this year's Greenstone Summer Concert Tour, joining Iggy Pop, Joan Jett and the Hoodoo Gurus on stage. Frontman Nathan King dropped into the studio for a chat about the… Read more Audio

11:10 AM.February 22nd 2011 is forever etched in the history of Christchurch. 183 people died when a 6.3 magnitude quake hit, changing the city forever. Today our museum stop takes us back to that day. Stephen… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Joining Anna for today's road trip is screenwriter Kate McDermott. Audio

9:45 AM.When Donald Trump claimed the US "needs" Greenland, it sounded like bluster - but the world's largest island is now at the centre of a serious geopolitical contest. As interest in the Arctic… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Auckland's annual Shakespeare in the Park is celebrating its 30th anniversary season, and to mark the milestone, Shoreside Theatre is putting on two of Shakespeare's most loved plays. Romeo and Juliet… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Captain Bryce Petersen has an Instagram account for people who want to overcome their fear of flying. He has over 60 thousand followers. Captain Bryce flies a regional airline in the States and joins… Read more Audio

11:40 AM.It's time to grab your togs and towel. Swimming enthusiast Nicola McCloy joins Anna returns to the studio to share more of the country's best and hidden swimming spots. They're all detailed in her… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Opera is a genre which has been associated with a few airs and graces, and not as accessible as other music. That's something Brad Cohen, the Director of New Zealand Opera, has made his mission to… Read more Audio

11:10 AM.Rather than read and look at pieces of history, our museum stop today is all about doing. Set inside Napier's original power station, the Faraday Museum of Technology makes science, tech and history… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Nigel Hampton KC joins Anna to soundtrack his perfect road trip. Nigel's selections: Johnny Cash - Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down, Cleo Laine - He Was Beautiful, Leonard Cohen - Anthem, Don McLean -… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Best-selling New Zealand writer Josie Shapiro's second novel Good Things Come and Go has been met with rave reviews.Named by The Listener as one of the best books of 2025 it follows three 40 year olds… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.The ASB Classic is one of New Zealand's longest-running international sporting events, and it has a decent history behind it. Here to tell Anna more is Rohan, CEO of Tennis Auckland and the ASB… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.European weight loss drugs are proving to be popular. But for many they come at a hefty price. New Zealand is now producing its own weight loss drug. Calocurb has been developed at Plant and Food… Read more Audio