Summer Weekends for Saturday 4 January 2025

 

9:05 Time makes the wine - Betty-Anne's success with Ardijah and beyond 

Some people think the band's name is her name - they're wrong - but the mistake is understandable. Ardijah's lead vocalist since 1980 has been Betty-Anne. At 15 years old, the singer joined a covers band after being spotted at a talent quest, Ardijah were soon writing their own songs and well - “time makes the wine" -  the Poly Fonk sound was born.

 Now with over 40 years in Aotearoa New Zealand music, becoming a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit and opening the Auckland Arts Festival programme Betty-Anne chats  joins Susana Lei'ataua on Summer Weekends.

9:30 Victoria Vivente - Know Your Worth

Know Your Worth: Heal your relationship with your money and your self is a personal finance guide promising to help sort out emotional baggage and have a healthy relationship with money. Designed for beginners it It offers practical advice on topics such as budgeting, debt management, and understanding superannuation while addressing emotional challenges related to personal money management.

Author Victoria Vivente is a financial expert with experience as a vulnerability specialist in banking. She is an accredited financial counsellor and coach, specializing in policies that support individuals facing financial challenges.

She joins The Weekend to help guide us into the new year with practical personal money issues - send your questions in on 2101.

10:05 Vivienne Westwood Exhibition

Disruptor, activist and one of the most influential designers of the 20th and 21st centuries Vivienne Westwood  began designing in 1971 in London, defining street culture of Punk and becoming a symbol of British avant-garde.

Claire Regnault, Senior Curator New Zealand Culture and History at Te Papa joins The Weekend to discuss the exhibition that showcases iconic designs from Vivienne Westwood's prolific period between the mid-1980s and mid-1990s. Te Papa will be the first venue in the global tour of Vivienne Westwood & Jewellery, hosting four decades of garments, ensembles and over 550 pieces of jewellery. 

Curated and designed by the house of Vivienne Westwood and produced by Nomad Exhibitions, Vivienne Westwood & Jewellery opens 17 January. 

10:35 Yes chef! In the Kitchen with Peter Gordon

Restaurateur, writer and fusion pioneer chef Peter Gordon is joining us every Saturday with a new recipe. 

11:05 Surf Life Saving Club - Paekākāriki

Joining the beach-goers this summer will be four and a half thousand volunteer surf lifeguards - who'll be doing all they can to keep swimmers and others at the beach safe.  

We have 74 surf lifesaving clubs in Aotearoa so, at this time each Saturday, until the end of January, we thought we'd check in with one - to see if the surf's up and to hear what makes that club special. 

Today we're off to Paekākāriki.  to New Zealand's Oldest Country surf club and speak to club chair Matt Warren  

11:30 Fishing for the future

It's the time of the year when boats have been dusted off, tackle-boxes inspected, and fishing rods checked. LegaSea is an organization that focusses on restoring coastal fisheries and is asking people to think about how they spend their days out on the water so everyone can enjoy a spot of fishing in the future. Susana is joined by LegaSea's  CEO Sam Woolford to discuss the state of our coastal fisheries, the new app for fish head lovers, and new projects underway.