Summer Weekends for Saturday 11 January 2025
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Manu world champs
9:05 AM.All eyes will be on the size of the splash at the 'Z Manu world champs' qualifiers at Auckland's Mangere pools today. Organisers of the event are expecting a couple of thousand people to turn up - to… Read more Audio
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Fat Freddy's Drop - Mu AKA DJ Fitchie
9:25 AM.For 25 years Fat Freddy's Drop have a solid loyal fan base in Aotearoa New Zealand and globally for with their distinctive style, featuring hypnotic grooves, powerful brass, and the soulful vocals of… Read more Audio
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Crisis to Contentment - Dr Marny Lishman
10:05 AM.A midlife crisis is often stereotyped by the cliched spontaneous sports car purchase or dramatic haircuts. But as psychologist and author Dr Marny Lishman sees it "each phase of life brings with it… Read more Audio
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Chef Peter Gordon - Mexican chocolate cake
10:30 AM.Peter Gordon is the pioneer of fushion food and for 40 years he's gathered ingredients, textures and techniques from the kitchens of the world. He's owned award winning restaurants from Wellington to… Read more Audio
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Surf Club Maketu
11:05 AM.Each week on Summer Weekends we're heading to the beach - not to swim or build sandcastles - but to check in with a few of New Zealand's 74 surf lifesaving clubs. Between them, the clubs rally… Read more Audio
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Motoring - Richard Edwards
11:25 AM.New car sales slumped in New Zealand in 2025 and the EV market was particularly hard hit. So what is 2025 looking like for the car market here? Susana is joined by Richard Edwards, the managing editor… Read more Audio
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Patea - Jasmine Jones
11:50 AM.Today we're travelling to South Taranaki to meet Jasmine Jones - Jasmine's embraced small-town living after moving there from the capital. Home is Patea - which many of us know from the Patea Maori… Read more Audio
9:05 Manu world champs
All eyes will be on the size of the splash at the 'Z Manu world champs' qualifiers at Auckland's Mangere pools today.
Organisers of the event are expecting a couple of thousand people to turn up - to either strut their stuff or rate the bombs from the poolside.
Official event judge, emcee for the day and all-round Manu enthusiast Toko Manuel joins Susana to talk about the home of the manu and what he'll be looking out for today...
Peleti Oli demonstrating the art of the manu at Havelock North Village pool. Photo: Paul Taylor
9:25 Fat Freddy's Drop - Mu AKA DJ Fitchie
Fat Freddy's Drop is a New Zealand-based band celebrated for their unique blend of reggae, dub, soul, jazz, and funk, creating a sound that transcends traditional genres.
For 25 years Fat Freddy's Drop have a solid loyal fan base in Aotearoa New Zealand and globally for with their distinctive style, featuring hypnotic grooves, powerful brass, and the soulful vocals of lead singer Joe Dukie - recognised for their dynamic and innovative live acts.
The founder of the band is Chris Faiumu more widely known as Mu and DJ Fitchie. - the producer of the heartbeat behind the signiture sound of Fat Freddy's Drop.
The Wellington seven piece recently concluded a tour of Europe and released a new album - Slo Mo.
Mu joins us now to talk about the album, the upcoming Fat Freddy's tour around NZ, and of course he's picked some tunes for us to play.
DJ Fitchie AKA Mu behind the controls Photo: Sarah Hunter
Setlist
Artist: Cleo Sol
Title: Self
Album: Heaven
Label: Dirty Canvas/Island Records,
Artist: Fat Freddys Drop
Title: Out to Sea
Album: Slo Mo
Label: The Drop
Artist: Chronixx
Title: Never Give Up
Label: Soul Circle Music/Forever Living Originals
Artist: Fat Freddys Drop
Title: Slo Mo
Album: Slo Mo
Label: The Drop
Artist: Balam
Title: Caravana Planetaria
Label: Measured/Earthly Measures
10:05 Crisis to Contentment - Dr Marny Lishman
A midlife crisis is often stereotyped by the cliched spontaneous sports car purchase or dramatic haircuts.
But as psychologist and author Dr Marny Lishman sees it "each phase of life brings with it its own set of challenges, and the average middle-aged person is busier than ever."
Her latest book 'Crisis to Contentment' is about navigating the trials and tribulations of adulthood.
Dr Lishman joins us from Perth, Australia.
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10.30 Chef Peter Gordon - Mexican chocolate cake
Peter Gordon is the pioneer of fushion food and for 40 years he's gathered ingredients, textures and techniques from the kitchens of the world.
He's owned award winning restaurants from Wellington to London, New York and Auckland and we are thrilled he's including Summer Weekends in his summer plans this month.
This morning chef Peter Gordon is guiding us through the making of Mexican chocolate cake.
Peter Gordon and sister Tracey Gordon with sourdough in Piha Photo: Alastair Carruthers
11.05 Surf Club Maketu
Each week on Summer Weekends we're heading to the beach - not to swim or build sandcastles - but to check in with a few of New Zealand's 74 surf lifesaving clubs.
Between them, the clubs rally 4-and-a-half thousand volunteer surf lifeguards, who are trained to keep swimmers, and others at the beach, safe.
Today we're off to tiny Maketu in the Western Bay of Plenty to meet surf life saving club stalwart Merehini Meads.
It's a tiny club with a big reputation....
Photo: Surf Lifesaving NZ
11.30 Motoring - Richard Edwards
New car sales slumped in New Zealand in 2025 and the EV market was particularly hard hit.
So what is 2025 looking like for the car market here?
Susana is joined by Richard Edwards, the managing editor for the Auto Media group, to hear his predictions and about the types of vehicles that are in the pipeline...
An electric car of the company Tesla is charged at a charging station on a parking lot in Cologne, Germany, in June 2023. Photo: Horst Galuschka / DPA / dpa Picture-Alliance via AFP
11.40 Patea - Jasmine Jones
Today we're travelling to South Taranaki to meet Jasmine Jones - Jasmine's embraced small-town living after moving there from the capital. Home is Patea - which many of us know from the Patea Maori Club and Dalvanius with the legendary Poi E.
Photo: Michelle Porter
