Summer Times for Friday 6 January 2023

09.08 Coromandel faces clean up but more bad weather ahead

Conditions have eased on the Coromandel but the region will be moving into recovery mode after two days of wild weather. Heavy rain and high winds closed roads, cut power and brought down slips. The forecast predicts more stormy weather ahead. Anna speaks with Thames Coromandel District mayor Len Salt for an update on the conditions and the clean up ahead.

09:18 World sheep shearing record broken

A twenty year old world record for sheep shearing was finally broken this week in a Central North Island woolshed. Simon Goss and Jamie Skiffington have shorn a combined 1410 lambs in eight hours, breaking the record set two decades ago by another New Zealand pair. 

 

09.28 History Never Repeats - 50 years of Split Enz

It's 50 years since a little known Auckland art rock band - then called Split Ends - took to the stage and played at the country's first ever big music festival. The band later went onto be known as Split Enz and its history is being celebrated by Otago University's Hocken Library with a unique collection of memorabilia. Anna speaks to curator Amanda Mills.

09.40 Radio silence - Canterbury Mountain Radio ending service

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 close due to a funding shortfall, changing technology and a lack of volunteers. Ian Gardiner has been involved with the service for decades. He joins Anna to talk about why it's shutting down.

10.10 Summer walking

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 Barnett is a keen walker and photographer. He shares four of his favourite day walks from different parts of the country - Whangamumu Track in the Bay of Islands, Tarawera Falls at Lake Tarawera, Meretoto Ship Cove to Endeavour Inlet in the Marlborough Sounds, and Queenstown's Ben Lomond Track.

10.30 Summer food

What do you like to eat over the holidays, what can you put in your picnic basket and what are the best ways to use your New Year leftovers? Sarah Tuck from Dish Magazine shares her summer food ideas.

10.45 Museum stop: Lakes District Museum and Gallery

Our museum stop today is in the central Otago town of Arrowtown. The Lakes District Museum and Gallery tells the story of early Māori life in the region and outlines the pioneering days of the European settlers and goldminers. It incorporates three historic buildings and has just had an official reopening following a big seismic strengthening and restoration project. Museum director David Clarke tells Anna all about it.

11:08 On the sea with celestial navigator Jack Thatcher

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 Thatcher chooses a seafaring destination and who and what he'd like on board to get there.

11.35 Summer movies

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.

11.45 Sporting action

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 triathlon.

 

Urban Jumble Daily Quiz 

We've come up with a daily quiz to test both your word and geographical skill. Every day we're giving you three words. Within each word are letters which spell out a New Zealand town or city. Each letter can only be used once. While some words may have more than one answer, the correct answer must be the town or city we're thinking of. So have a pen and paper and a map at hand and have a go. 

Words and solutions for January 6

Rudimentary - Timaru

Sabbath - Haast

Thunderously - Huntly