Summer Times for Friday 7 January 2022

09:10 Summer Times Lost & Found: Tongariro rings edition

We had a massive response to Wednesday's impromptu lost wallet story - that's when we spotted this next story.

While hiking up to mount Ngauruhoe on the Tongariro circuit yesterday, David Halberg spotted something shiny.

It was a pair of rings in a ring box. 

Do you know who they belong to? Text us at 2101 or email summertimes@rnz.co.nz

 

09:20 Keeping Scott Base tidy this Summer

Antarctica only has two seasons - Summer and Winter. They're currently in their Summer months and we've decided to hear how Kiwis at Scott Base are enjoying theirs. Ayana Piper-Healion is one of the Summer Domestics at Scott Base. She joins Jesse to explain what that involves.

 

09:30 Surf Update: Tahunanui Beach

We're heading to Tahunanui Beach in Nelson. Aaron Lyttle is the Club Captain of Nelson Surf Life Saving Club.

 

09:35 Reeling in a 112kg Marlin

Hawke's Bay Sports Fishing Club member Joe Bicknell caught a whopping 112kg striped marlin on Sunday. It took him an hour to reel it in from his family boat 'Wahoo' and he says it's a good sign for the fishing season ahead.

 

09:45 UK update with Pete Ross

BBC journalist Pete Ross joins us this morning to update us on the biggest headlines in the UK this week; the spread of Omicron, controversy over a jury decision regarding the destruction of a slave traders statue, and an update on how Prince Andrew figures into the Jeffrey Epstein case.

 

10:00 How to live sober in 2022

New Zealander's love an alcoholic beverage. For many, there's nothing better than cracking open a beer or sharing a wine with a few friends. But what happens when those evenings turn sour... or worse - you can't remember it at all. Many Kiwis are now living sober, whether it's due to an addiction or they just don't like the way alcohol makes them feel or behave. Lotta Dann is the community manager of Living Sober, an online mutual aid community. She joins us to share some tips and advice for either easing up on the drink or stopping all together.

 

10:30 The science of Pizza with Nathan Myhrvold

There is one word spoken in all languages; pizza. The combination of a dough based crust, sauce, and toppings is consumed in all but 2 countries around the globe. The perfect pizza is not just culinary art, it's science. Modernist Cuisine is a team of passionate chefs, scientists, researchers, even engineers who breakdown what we eat, try to improve cooking techniques,  and explain how it all works. It's led by Nathan Myhrvold, the former chief technology officer of Microsoft. He and his team spent 4 years tasting over 2 thousand pizzas to discover what makes a good one great. The result is a 3 volume guide to the world's most popular food in  1,708 pages with 1,016 recipes and 3,700 images called Modernist Pizza.  

 

11:00 Bookmarks with Mayor Gary Kircher

Today's Bookmarks guest is Mayor Gary Kircher of Waitaki in the South Island. Gary has held the position since 2013... but there is a lot more to him than just being Mayor . He joins us now to tell us all about it.

 

11:30 Off-season sports chat with Georgia Hale

It's time to check in with our athletes to see what they're getting up to over the holidays...Georgia Hale is a professional rugby league player and has represented the Kiwi Ferns and was a part of the women's Warriors squad from 2018-2020. In 2020 she was named Young New Zealander of the Year for her compassionate work using the sport of rugby league to create opportunities for many different communities. Life is a little bit different for Georgia these days as she moved to the Gold Coast one year ago.

 

11:40 Shark activity explained with Dr Riley Elliott

There's been a lot of shark activity this Summer...There was some incredible footage recently of a Kiwi fisherman hooking a great white shark as it jumped out of the water in Kaipara Harbour... and yesterday a great white jumped and knocked a small fishing boat in Bowentown. Joining us to help explain the boisterous behaviour is Shark researcher, Dr Riley Elliott