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10:10 AM.Summer's a great time for watching our local birdlife. Anna gets some tips and talks through threats to birdlife with Tasman-based ornithologist David Melville. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.As the All Blacks stormed to victory at the first ever Rugby World Cup in 1987 a group of students in the Hutt Valley made a pact that they would attend every World Cup that followed. Two of that… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.More women are taking up the sport of fly fishing - largely thanks to social media. Taupo local Libby O'Brien loves nothing more than to get out on the crisp mountain rivers and throw a line in. She… Read more Audio

9:24 AM.Most of us encounter the digital world every day through our mobile phones, computers, when we shop online or pay our bills. But are we a country with the skills to work in the digital realm? Justin… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.As many parts of the North Island battle bad weather, we head to the other end of the country, where in a twist of irony the south of the South Island has been basking for weeks in sun and top… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.As former Cyclone Hale batters the upper North Island, many tourist operators are counting the cost of what has been a very stormy summer. For Dive Tutukaka the first week of January is normally the… Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Salsa, guacamole, lime, coriander - the fresh flavours of Mexico are perfect for summer. Tio Pablo founder Faine Alexander is along to share some flavourful summer eating. Read more Audio

11:10 AM.Today we're taking a roadtrip with writer, comedian actor and satirist Tom Sainsbury. He shot to fame as the 'Snapchat Dude', donning wigs and manipulating his face to create laugh out loud satirical… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Today we're heading to the coastal Waikato town of Raglan for our museum stop. Te Whare o Whaingaroa Raglan and District Museum covers Maori history, early settler and town life history, farming… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.With the health system overloaded, understaffed and patients struggling to get the timely care they need, Auckland Professor of Public Health Grant Schofield says it's time to reimagine the way… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Do you enjoy wrestling with a Wordle? Tens of millions of people now play the New York Times game, which involves figuring out the five-letter word in six tries. Senior Editor of the New York Times… Read more Video, Audio

9:45 AM.Whatever the weather there's always something to watch with a myriad of streaming services to choose from. Summertimes reviewer and RNZ producer Charlie Dreaver is across them all and has some top… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.For Haydn Shore, golf is better with a frisbee. The concept of disc golf is the same as "ball golf", he says, but instead of hitting a ball at a target, you throw a frisbee. Read more Video, Audio

9:25 AM.100 years ago Katherine Mansfield died from tuberculosis in France aged just 34. Perhaps New Zealand's most famous writer, her short stories, poetry, letters and reviews were internationally acclaimed… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.While North Islanders bemoan the wet stormy weather parts of the South Island have been basking in sunshine. Yesterday Greymouth reached a sizzling 30.9 degrees and NIWA says that could be a record… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.It's the time of the year when toxic algae flourishes in our lakes and rivers. Dangerous levels of toxic algae have been found in parts of the Hutt River and people are being warned to stay out of the… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Despite bad weather putting a dampener on several events, there's always a lot of summer sporting action going on. Sports enthusiast Leonard Powell joins Anna to talk tennis, golf, cricket and… Read more Audio

11:35 AM.If you're looking for something to do these holidays why not catch a movie? Our film reviewer Sam Hollis has some recommendations and tells us what he's been watching over the break. Read more Audio

11:08 AM.Today we go on a sea trip with celestial navigator Jack Thatcher who has travelled thousands of kilometres across the Pacific Ocean. In a twist on Summer Times road trip series, this time Jack… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Our museum stop today is in the central Otago town of Arrowtown. The Lakes District Museum and Gallery tells the story of early Maori life in the region and outlines the pioneering days of the… Read more Audio

10:30 AM.On a wet summer day, food writer Sarah Tuck likes to make pasta with peak-season tomatoes, eggplant and zucchini. Read more Audio

10:10 AM.While beaches, baches, lakes and relaxing might be on the top of your holiday list, there's nothing like a decent walk to discover more of an area's scenic highlights, history and wildlife. Shaun… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.For almost 60 years the Canterbury Mountain Radio Service has provided a lifeline to trampers and hunters in some of the most remote parts of the South Island. But later this year the service will… Read more Audio