Summer Weekends Podcast Options

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

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

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

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

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

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

11:32 AM.Oscar LaDell is returning to Aotearoa touring his 'NO BLUE' EP. The singer-songwriter has been based in Melbourne delivering his soul and blues originals - but we'll have him back thank you very much… Read more Audio

11:10 AM.The Grammy Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir from South Africa weaves a rich tapestry of harmonies and rhythms from African gospel, soulful spirituals and American popular music. Touring for up to 11… Read more Audio

10:37 AM.Every Sunday we will be chatting to bookstores around the Motu - finding out what people are reading over Summer. Some listeners will know our next guest from his weekly music show on RNZ, Nashville… Read more Audio

10:07 AM.In July 1977, the first multi-lingual Polynesian newspaper, Mana, was published in Auckland. The groundbreaking publication shared news relevant to Maori and Pacific people advocating for social… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.This weekend 21 singers from around Aotearoa will converge on Whanganui for a two week, opera-singing, bootcamp. The residential course is held at Whanganui Collegiate . Opera school founder Donald… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.What would you do in life if you knew you couldn't fail? One of New Zealand's Leading Mental Performance Coaches, David Niethe, has worked with some of the world's most talented athletes, including… Read more Audio

11:37 AM.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… Read more Audio

11:15 AM.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… Read more Audio

10:32 AM.Restaurateur, writer and fusion pioneer chef Peter Gordon has generously accepted our invitation to join us each Saturday for Summer Weekends to make us lunch, or it could be dinner or even both.

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10:07 AM.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… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.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… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.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 Monga. At 15-years-old, the singer joined a… Read more Audio

11:24 AM.Fiona Eadie is head gardener at Larnach Castle in Dunedin and Tony Murrell is principal designer at Auckland's Murrell Gardens. Together they have a wealth of knowledge to share and help our gardens… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.How do you build a life after the kids have left home? What if they decide to move to the other side of the world? How do you keep a sense of place when life changes completely?

New Zealand author… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.What if a simple ritual could help you feel better, improve your day and help collaboration with other people?

Dr Michael Norton is a professor of business administration at Harvard Business School… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Thomas Rillstone, host of the award winning History of Aotearoa New Zealand Podcast, joins Susana Lei'ataua on The Weekend for the final instalment in our three-part Sunday History Hits series. Across… Read more Audio

9:44 AM.Quizmaster Jack Waley-Cohen has joined The Weekend throughout January and brings us his final set of tricky puzzles. Jack is well placed to provide some brain-busting questions as he is the man behind… Read more Audio

9:29 AM.Silvia Pinca is a biologist and ecologist living on 180 hectares of native bush in Northland. She is in the process of removing invasive species and replanting native trees on her former sheep and… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Each weekend during our show we've been catching up with New Zealand Geographic writer Naomi Arnold who is walking the 3,000-kilometre Te Araroa Trail from Cape Reinga to Bluff.

The weather hasn't… Read more Audio