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Summer Times for Monday 8 January 2024

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9:10 Taskforce Kiwi helping with Queensland recovery

While New Zealand has been basking in balmy summer conditions our friends across the Tasman, have not been so lucky. In the lead-up to Christmas Tropical Cyclone Jasper hit Queensland - a powerful and long-lived tropical cyclone that claimed seven lives. A quarter of a million people have been affected by the storm. The Queensland government says it will take years to get homes repaired. In the true Kiwi spirit, a team from Taskforce Kiwi has arrived in Queensland to help with the relief and recovery efforts. Team leader Kane Turner joins the programme.

A team from Taskforce Kiwi get to work in Australia.

Photo: Heather Milne

9:25 How to know where not to swim this summer

For many of us celebrating summer means regular trips to a beach, lake, or maybe even a local swimming hole. But how often do you stop and think about the quality of the water before you jump in? Every summer water quality monitoring organisation Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA) publishes and updates the "Can I Swim here?" guide. The guide provides a rundown of the current water quality at over 800 popular swimming spots.  Anna Madarasz-Smith is LAWA's chief scientist.

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09:45 How telling stories can help doctors improve our health

Dr Lucy O'Hagan has spent her career intrigued by the cultures within medical care, including the way doctors and patients communicate. She is finishing a book on the subject and joins Anna to discuss how effective communication helped her recover from a bout of burnout. 

Portrait of young Middle-Eastern doctor wearing glasses sitting at desk in office and speaking by smartphone, filling in patients forms

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10:10 Road trip with Airana Ngarewa 

No prizes for guessing which music group Pātea author Airana Ngarewa wants to listen to on a road trip with Anna. The nephew of Te Pāti Māori co-leader MP Debbie Ngarewa-Packer published his first novel The Bone Tree earlier this year. But does Debbie or his other well known aunt - Spotswood College principal Nicola Ngarewa - make the back seat for this road trip? Airana joins Anna for our summer road trip.

Airana Ngarewa

Airana Ngarewa Photo: Airana Ngarewa

10.40 How to survive an unplanned night in the bush

What would you do if you set out for a run, only to find yourself lost, with light fading fast. Well, that's exactly what our next guest faced and she lives to tell the tale. Jacquie Walters is an avid runner, a musician, runs a PR company by day, and is here to tell us how to survive a night stuck in the bush.

Jacquie Walters went for a run and suddenly found herself lost in the bush with light fading. She tells Summer Times about her ordeal and advice on how to get through an unplanned night in the wilderness.

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11:10 Wellbeing, fitness myths busted by Elaine Rush 

When it comes to our health, it often feels like every bit of guidance is met by two pieces of contrary advice. So, should we really be hitting 10,000 steps a day? Is eating before bed actually bad? And do those embracing high intensity workouts really reap the rewards? Auckland University professor Elaine Rush joins Anna to bust some of the biggest wellbeing and exercise myths. Text your questions for Elaine to 2101. 

Happy active senior women exercising, stretching arms overhead in exercise class. (Photo by CAIA IMAGE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / NEW / Science Photo Library via AFP)

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11:25 Great bike rides with Philip Wyndham

Most people have heard of the Great Walks dotted around Aotearoa, but few are as familiar with the 'Great Rides' - 23 bike trails that make up ‘Nga Haerenga, The New Zealand Cycle Trails’. However, the tide is slowly turning, with the rise of e-bikes and gravel bikes meaning cycling is becoming a popular alternative to walking, for those wishing to explore New Zealand's backyard. Philip Wnydham is the general manager of Adventure South NZ - New Zealand cycling and hiking holiday specialists. He gives us the rundown of the latest and greatest bike tech, and the best trails to hit.

Three people cycling the Otago Central Rail Trail in a row towards Middlemarch, South Island, New Zealand.

Three people cycling the Otago Central Rail Trail in a row towards Middlemarch, South Island, New Zealand. Photo: 123RF

11:45 Food with Lucy Corry

Sweetcorn season is in full swing. Lucy Corry talks to Anna Thomas about how to make corn the star of your summer cooking show, including a recipe for corn ribs with chilli honey butter.

Roasted sweetcorn ribs with chilli-honey butter.

Roasted sweetcorn ribs with chilli-honey butter. Photo: Lucy Corry / RNZ

12:00 Urban Jumble Quiz

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. 

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Playlist

Track: Move on Up 
Artist: Curtis Mayfield
Time played: 9:10am

Track: Bathe in the River 
Artist: Hollie Smith
Time played: 9:40am

Track: Always On My Mind
Artist: Tiki Taane
Time played: 10:10am

Track:  I will always come back 
Artist: David Grace
Time played: 10:25am 

Track: Ngoi Ngoi 
Artist: Pātea Māori Club
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Track: So True 
Artist: The Black Seeds
Time played: 10:40am

Track: West Coast Drive
Artist: Coterie
Time played: 11:05am 

Track: Don't Give Up on Us
Artist: David Soul 
Time played: 11:55am