Summer Times for Tuesday 14 January 2025

9:10 The 16-year old who has never missed a day of school

Casey Paul, of Rotorua Girls' High School, has had a perfect attendance record since her first day of school at age five - even turning down a family trip to Hawaii to stay in class.

She's determined to keep her record going in 2025

She joins Anna Thomas.

9:20 Biz Buzz with Nona Pelletier

RNZ business reporter Nona Pelletier joins Anna Thomas to share news from the business world, including shifts in Kiwis' alcohol drinking habits, and a changing working-age population.

9:30 Repairability and top tips for buying second-hand  

With more and more New Zealanders buying second-hand, Consumer NZ has created a comprehensive guide to buying second hand appliances with top tips to help people navigate the market. It includes a strong focus on repairability, and a scoring system so people can clearly see just how repairable an item is.

Bryan Wall from Consumer NZ joins Anna Thomas to answer all your thrifty queries.

9:45 Robert "Beansprout" Long: Living a remote life in Westland

Last week, we spoke to Natalie McCondach about what it's like living on a remote island with only her partner for company.

Robert Long, also known as Beansprout, has been living a remote life for over 40 years.

He and his wife Catherine live at Gorge River in Westland, a two day walk from the town of Haast.

He joins Anna to explain how living a solitary life doesn't have to be a lonely life.

9:55 Geo Jumble

Tune in to see if you can untangle three South Island place names from three given words. Text 2101 with the correct answers.

smouldering - trampolines - powerstation

10:08 Road Trip: Simon Talbot

Today's road trip guest may be joining us from the United States, but he's originally from Hamilton via Palmerston North.

Dr Simon Talbot is a plastic surgeon at the world-renowned Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. 

A pioneer in hand and arm transplantation, Simon is Director of the hospital's Upper Extremity Transplant Program and an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School.

He joins Anna to chart a course, pick some tunes, and share what the year ahead holds.

Simon's playlist:

• Intro - The XX
• Never Mess with Sunday - Yppah
• Beautiful Day - U2

10:45 Museum stop: Firth Tower and Farming Museum

Today we're in Waikato for our daily museum stop celebrating the region's rich farming and dairying history.

The Firth Tower and Farming Museum is on the Matamata Estate, covering 56,000 hectares. 

It includes well-preserved heritage buildings, farming machinery and equipment and displays on the history of milking and shearing. There's also a special memorial to one of the region's celebrated rangatira.

Anna speaks with manager Vicky Kelly.

11:08 Live in-studio: There's A Tuesday

The Christchurch-based band is made up of singers and guitarists Minnie Robberds and Nat Hutton, drummer Gus Murray and bassist Joel Becker.

They started as a RockQuest band in high school in 2019 and have since become regulars on festival lineups.

They've also opened for some big international names in New Zealand and Australia.

Minnie and Joel are in our Christchurch studio for a kōrero and to play a couple songs.

11:25 Summer book review with Bonnie Harrison

Producer Bonnie Harrison reviews The Last Secret Agent: The untold story of my life as a spy behind Nazi enemy lines by Pippa Latour and Jude Dobson.

11:40 New Zealand's hidden gem beaches

Travel writer Peter Janssen joins Anna to share some unique, quiet spots to catch some summer sun.

11:55 Geo Jumble answers

Did you get the right answers? Tune in for the unscrambled South Island place names.

smouldering - Mosgiel

trampolines - Palmerston

powerstation - Westport