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Anna Thomas
Anna began her radio career in the year when New Zealand was thrust into the world spotlight with its anti-nuclear stand. Prime Minister David Lange addressed the Oxford Union and the Greenpeace ship, Rainbow Warrior was blown up in Auckland Harbour.
As a RNZ journalist Anna worked around all the main centres, and some small ones in between, before moving to television to report and present on consumer affairs programme Fair Go. After eight years fighting the good fight, she left NZ with her 18mth old child and husband to live in the former Yugoslavia. While her husband worked for the UN, Anna continued her journalism career writing and reporting from the former war zone.
Anna and her family returned a year later and since then Anna has had many roles, producing, directing and writing television documentaries, working with Tourism NZ, NZ Film Commission, magazines, and filling in, in various capacities on RNZ.
She has a daughter and a son and lives in Auckland.
RNZ Programmes
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Summer Times
Anna Thomas is back with Summer Times in 2026. Join her and her guests for three weeks in January for chats about holidays, food, music and what's happening around thne motu. Plus news and…
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Road Trips with Anna Thomas
Join Anna Thomas as she takes a road trip with well known New Zealanders who share their favourite places, books, music and great yarns.
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Search results for Anna Thomas
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Road Trip: Filmmaker Rob Sarkies
One of New Zealand's top film directors, Rob Sarkies, joins Anna to share his ultimate road trip and the songs he'd play on the way. Rob's playlist: They Thought I Was Asleep - Paul Kelly; Talkin'… Audio
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Road Trip: Influencer and Tik-tok star Lisa Perese Cullen
New Zealand TikTok star Lisa Perese-Cullen joins Anna to talk about where she'd go on her ultimate road trip and the top songs she'd pick to listen on the way. Lisa's playlist: I Run - Haven If I Said… Audio
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Museum Stop: Wellington Museum
21 Jan 2026Senior curator Ian Wards joins Anna Thomas for a trip to the capital's museum. Audio
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Northland weather update
21 Jan 2026We cross to Northland where orange weather warnings are in place. Audio
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Road Trip: Economist Shamubeel Eaqub
21 Jan 2026Today economist Shamubeel Eaqub takes us on his ultimate roadie and his top music picks to play on the way. Audio
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Geo Jumble
21 Jan 2026Each 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… Audio
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Road Trip: Auckland Uni Vice Chancellor Dawn Freshwater
20 Jan 2026Our road trip guest today grew up in a working-class mining family in Nottingham and left school at 15. She trained and worked as a nurse before moving into academia. Five years ago, she took up the… Audio
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Geo Jumble
20 Jan 2026Each 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… Audio
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Museum Stop: Buried Village of Te Wairoa
19 Jan 2026The 1886 eruption of Mt Tarawera lasted six hours and caused massive destruction. More than 120 people were killed and the famous tourist attraction the Pink and White Terraces were lost forever… Audio
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Road Trip: Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz
19 Jan 2026Rehette Stoltz is a name most New Zealanders will be familiar with. Unfortunately for the past few years it's usually when the Tairawhiti region is deluged or facing some sort of climate related… Audio
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Road Trip: Musician Barnaby Weir
16 Jan 2026Barnaby Weir, founding member of bands Fly My Pretties and the Black Seeds, joins Anna to soundtrack his perfect road trip and tells her what's in store for 2026. Barnaby is the penner of Kiwi summer… Audio
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Road Trip: Auckland Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson
15 Jan 2026Auckland's deputy mayor and Orakei ward councillor Desley Simpson is jumping in the car for a road trip. Audio
