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Summer Times for Thursday 22 January 2026

  • The Burnett Foundation 40 years on: CEO Liz Gibbs

    health

    9:14 AM.The Burnett Foundation, formerly known as the New Zealand AIDS Foundation, is marking 40 years of advocating for those living with HIV or AIDS. It has now grown into a national force that's made a… Read more Audio

  • Financial literacy with Jared Hutcheson

    money education

    9:35 AM.From this year financial education is being included in the national school curriculum. It is a mandatory subject and will be taught from Year 1 to Year 10. Jarad Hutcheson is Manager for Westpac's… Read more Audio

  • The latest in Australia with correspondent Nick Grimm

    9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Nick Grimm talks to Anna about the latest news across the Tasman, including the recent spate of shark attacks, and the death of a Canadian tourist in a suspected dingo attack. Audio

  • Road Trip: Lisa Perese Cullen

    10:10 AM.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… Read more Audio

  • Museum Stop: Pounamu Pathway Māwhera

    West Coast

    11:20 AM.Our museum stop today brings us to Te Tai o Poutini, the West Coast, and a relative newcomer on the tourism scene in the region. The Pounamu Pathway is a unique collaboration between Poutini Ngai Tahu… Read more Audio

  • Podcast review with Tessa Guest

    11:30 AM.Today Tessa Guest joins Anna to review a single episode of the New York Times' podcast The Daily, as well looking into a fashion podcast which goes into detail about the history of clothes and how… Read more Audio

  • Fighting predators on a global scale

    environment

    11:40 AM.We all love a good kiwi ingenuity success story and Wellington pest control company Goodnature is certainly that. Celebrating 20 years in business, it's exported more than 600-thousand of its… Read more Audio

  • Scott Cook and Pamela Mae

    music

    11:40 AM.Scott Cook and Pamela Mae are a Canadian folk duo. Set to grace the stage at the Auckland Folk Festival this weekend, they'll also be taking their show on the road, touring 17 dates around the… Read more Audio

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9:10 The Burnett Foundation 40 years on: CEO Liz Gibbs 

The Burnett Foundation, formerly known as the New Zealand AIDS Foundation, is marking 40 years of advocating for those living with HIV or AIDS.

It has now grown into a national force that's made a huge difference in the lives of people affected by HIV. Burnett Foundation CEO Liz Gibbs joins Anna.

Devotion Festival Parade

Photo: Supplied

9:45 Financial literacy with Jared Hutcheson 

From this year financial education is being included in the national school curriculum. 

It is a mandatory subject and will be taught from Year 1 to Year 10. 

Jarad Hutcheson is Manager for Westpac's Financial Wellbeing programme and joins Anna. 

A photo of a little boy making stack of coins, counting money at table. Learning financial responsibility and planning savings concept.

Photo: 123rf

9:50 The latest in Australia with correspondent Nick Grimm 

Australia correspondent Nick Grimm talks to Anna about the latest news across the Tasman, including the recent spate of shark attacks, and the death of a Canadian tourist in a suspected dingo attack.

The RACQ CQ Rescue helicopter on the flight to rescue a shark victim at the Whitsunday Islands in Australia.

The RACQ CQ Rescue helicopter on the flight to rescue a shark victim at the Whitsunday Islands in Australia. Photo: RACQ CQ Rescue helicopter

9:55 Geo Jumble 

Each day Summer Times hosts the Geo Jumble quiz, where 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 correct answers is entered in a weekly prize draw.  

Text in your answer to 2101. 

10:10 Road Trip: 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 You Had A Beautiful Body - Maoli
  • Man I Need - Olivia Dean
Lisa Perese-Cullen is still buzzing from her big win at the 2024 TikTok Awards.

Lisa Perese-Cullen is still buzzing from her big win at the 2024 TikTok Awards. Photo: Screenshot / TikTok

11:10 Museum Stop: Pounamu Pathway Māwhera 

Our museum stop today brings us to Te Tai o Poutini, the West Coast, and a relative newcomer on the tourism scene in the region. 

The Pounamu Pathway is a unique collaboration between Poutini Ngāi Tahu and Wētā Workshop, with an aim to bring an ancient pathway made by pounamu traders and Māori toa back to life. 

Today we're at the Pounamu Pathway Māwhera Greymouth with Keefe Robinson-Gore. 

The Pounamu Pathway was created in partnership between Poutini Ngāi Tahu and Wētā Workshop.

The Pounamu Pathway was created in partnership between Poutini Ngāi Tahu and Wētā Workshop. Photo: Supplied / Atawhai Creative

11:20 John Prins - the bold new voice of New Zealand fiction

Auckland writer John Prins' debut novel Pastoral Care has been included in the New Zealand Listener's Top 100 books of 2025.

It's a collection of nine stories, centred on daily life in 21st century Aotearoa New Zealand.

John tells Anna how he feels about being described as the bold new voice in New Zealand fiction. 

Author John Prins

Photo: John Prins

11:30 Podcast review with Tessa Guest 

Today Tessa Guest joins Anna to review a single episode of the New York Times' podcast The Daily, as well looking into a fashion podcast which goes into detail about the history of clothes and how they are made.

11:40 Scott Cook and Pamela Mae 

Scott Cook and Pamela Mae are a Canadian folk duo. 

Set to grace the stage at the Auckland Folk Festival this weekend, they'll also be taking their show on the road, touring 17 dates around the country. 

They join Anna live from Wellington to perform three songs. 

Scott Cook and Pamela Mae

Photo: Scott Cook and Pamela Mae