Summer Times Podcast Options

11:08 AM.2024 was a year of job losses on a big scale. If you've lost your job, how can you get back on your feet? Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Palmerston North is home to the world's first museum dedicated to the oval ball. Read more Audio

10:08 AM.Mea Motu is the current IBO World Super Bantamweight Champion. Her record stands at 20-0, meaning she has not lost one of her pro fights - and that includes seven knock outs. Read more Audio

10:08 AM.The Far North mayor has been making waves since he stepped into the big office - being both the first Māori mayor in the region, and one of the youngest, at 33. Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Kiwi K.A.R.E, a programme run by Tenby Powell, has evacuated over 450 people from war-torn Ukraine. Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Petra works for global charity Save The Children and has recently returned from several months working in Gaza. Read more Audio

9:10 AM.A group of pub-goers in Yorkshire's Tan Hill Inn have been snowed into the establishment since Saturday night (UK time). Read more Audio

11:40 AM.RNZ's resident DJ aka Brad Warrington joins Anna to spin some tracks. Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Producer Tessa Guest joins Anna with some summer listening recommendations. Read more Audio

11:08 AM.Dr Fran Tyler and Deb Morris run Genealogy Investigations and they come into the RNZ studio to give some tips on how to get started. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Avid fan KD Wasley has been collecting Elvis memorabilia since 1959, creating a veritable shrine to his hero in the garage of his Hawera home. Read more Audio

10:08 AM.Award-winning Kiwi comedian Melanie Bracewell joins Anna on the road today for a summer roadie, sharing her favourite summer holiday spots, tunes, books and ice cream ahead of her stand-up tour. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Journalist Todd Zwillich joins Anna to share news about the late US president Jimmy Carter's state funeral, the bird flu epidemic claiming its first human death, and a ski season strike by resort… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Bakers Joe and Carey Player at Wellington's Salut Pies create new flavours almost daily, ranging from red thai curry to eggs benedict. Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Lisa King's company AF Drinks has received a glowing endorsement from megastars Khloe and Kris Kardashian. Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Julie is aiming to travel to 60 countries by age 60 to 'connect the world by dots', with a goal of writing one million names in Braille on her journey. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Travel writer Peter Janssen joins Anna Thomas to share five iconic, historic, and road-trippable Kiwi pubs. Read more Audio

11:25 AM.University of Otago Professor Jonathan Broadbent joins Anna Thomas to share updates from the world-renowned longitudinal study into the lives of 1,000 New Zealanders. Read more Audio

11:15 AM.Producer Bonnie Harrison reviews The Bookshop Detectives: Dead Girl Gone by Gareth and Louise Ward. Read more Audio

11:08 AM.Wellington's Louisa Williamson has played live and recorded for some of New Zealand's biggest names from L.A.B. to Trinity Roots, and more traditional jazz ensembles like the Rodger Fox Big Band. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.From a 1903 Cadillac to the world's fastest Mini, the museum showcases decades of motoring history. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Four years ago she joined her partner on the island of Urupukapuka. Over the winter months they have no one but themselves and the abundant wildlife for company. Read more Audio

9:35 AM.His restaurant Quarter Acre blends the iconic Kiwi dream and cuisine with local produce - all in the heart of Texas. Read more Audio

9:20 AM.RNZ business reporter Nona Pelletier joins Anna to chat lucky Lotto numbers, a good time for gold, and interesting moves in the supermarket sector. Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Sleeping only four hours a night, Romain Groleau covered the distance of over twelve marathons, and all while raising money for the New Zealand Nature Fund. Read more Audio