Summer Times for Friday 5 January 2024

9:10 Summer so far in Gisborne

Gisborne mayor Rehette Stoltz is joining the programme to discuss how summer has gone in her district. The region suffered a tumultuous year in 2023 with Cyclone Gabrielle amid further patches of extreme weather. But Gisborne has enjoyed calm weather so far as well as events like Rhythm and Vines returning for its 21st iteration.

09:25 Scouts gather for annual Jamboree 

More than 4000 scouts have ventured to Mystery Creek south of Hamilton for the organisation's annual Jamboree. There's been a wide range of activities from drift bikes and cooking to celebrating the new year and learning to drive a digger. Even an Australian contingent of scouts has arrived at the Mystery Creek site - now completely taken over by the tents of the scouts' camp. Laurence Fauatea is the Jamboree director. 

9:40 ASB Classic with tournament director Nicholas Lamperin

This year's ASB Classic is in full swing with the women's tournament drawing to a conclusion on Sunday. Tournament director Nicholas Lamperin joins Summer Times to discuss the history of the event, what brought him to New Zealand and a look ahead at the end of the women’s and start of the men’s competitions. 

10:00 Good Habits return to New Zealand

This time four years ago, Good Habits, a UK folk-duo were touring Aotearoa. After three months on the road, cellist Bonnie Schwarz and accordion player Pete Shaw, were due to fly home at the end of March ... we all know what happened next. Stuck, with the borders closed, they instead spent lockdown in Paekakariki, a coastal settlement north of Wellington, using the isolation to create their first full album, 'Going for Broke'. In the lead-up to their third album release, the pair are again on tour, and are playing at the Music Museum on Waiheke tonight. 

10.40 1964: 'Print done differently'

1964 was an auspicious year in the south of the south - the year Mount Aspiring National Park was founded. More recently, the year is associated with the mountain culture journal printed in Aspiring's shadow. 1964: mountain culture / aotearoa is a deep dive into remote places; its essays, poems, photography, and articles celebrating the awe-inspiring and challenging landscapes of the Southern Lakes District, and the and the adventurers and artists to seek them out. Despite its relative infancy, 1964 is already gaining taonga status, with The Guardian calling it 'an example of how print might be reinvented'. Co-founder and editor Laura Williamson speaks to Anna. 

11:10 FermenTasmania: The future for food waste

There's been a real resurgence of fermented food as more people learn about the links between good health and a healthy gut. Kim Seagram reckons fermentation is the future. She's the chair of Tasmania's new Fermentation Hub being set up to use the 'delicious fermentation alchemy' to transform Tasmania's produce. 

11:30 Poet Terry Fitzgibbon's coastal connections

Anna Thomas caught up with poet and artist Terry Fitzgibbon about his new book 'Salt: Coastal Connections' published by White Cloud Books. The book features stunning images from award winning photographer Kim Westerskov, who's also one of Terry's lifelong friends. The poetry spans years of Terrys life spent at and around the beach and encourages readers to take up the mantle of becoming custodians of our waters.

11:45 Movie review

RNZ producer and movie reviewer Jessica Keane gives us her picks on what to watch for the kids... and some darker comedies for the adults.

Track: Sugar
Artist: Maroon 5
Time played: 9:35am

Track: Rose Pink Cadillac 
Artist: Dope Lemon 
Time played: 9:50am

Track: Confidence
Artist: Ocean Alley
Time played: 9:55am

Track: Dreadlock Holiday
Artist: 10cc
Time played: 10:05am

Track: The Passenger 
Artist: Iggy Pop
Time played: 11:10am

Track: Location
Artist: Khalid
Time played: 11:30am

Track: Chasing Pacements
Artist: Adele
Time played: 11:45am