Summer Times for Wednesday 15 January 2025

9:10 Titans of the sea: The leatherback turtle

New Zealand is home to some incredible marine life, but there is a giant moving among us that you may not expect to see.

The past decade has seen an increase in the number of leatherback turtles feeding in our waters - but they are also in trouble.

Peter Langlands is a conservationist, freelance writer and photographer who wants greater protection for these titans of the sea. 

He joins Anna Thomas from Canterbury, where he's taken a break from some other field work to speak to us.

9:20 Latest from the Australian Open

Dave Worsley drops by with the latest from the tennis over the ditch.

9:35 Uncovering a historic mutiny at sea

In 1629, a Dutch ship called Batavia wrecked off the Western Australian coast, leading to a three-month mutiny. Over a hundred survivors were murdered by other crew members.   

It is considered one of the most bizarre and disturbing incidents in the European history of Australia and has gripped researchers ever since, even inspiring the hit reality TV show Traitors.

Professor Daniel Franklin has spent time on Beacon Island where the massacre took place, and has made some important discoveries.

He's the director of the Centre for Forensic Anthropology at the University of Western Australia, and he's visiting New Zealand to present at the Otago University Forensic Biology Summer School.

Stream Dan's lecture at 5:30pm on Thursday 16 January by clicking here.

9:45 US correspondent Todd Zwillich

Todd joins Anna for updates on the Pacific Palisades fire.

9:55 Geo Jumble

Tune in to see if you can untangle three south or central American cities from three given words. Text 2101 with the correct answers.

perambulation - conceptualising - abrogation

10:08 Road Trip: Thomasin McKenzie

On today's road trip, world-renowned Kiwi actor Thomasin McKenzie is in the driver's seat picking the tunes, setting a course, and telling Anna about her upcoming films.

Thomasin's playlist:

• Conceited by Lola Young
• 3 Nights by Dominic Fike
• Booster Seat by Spacey Jane

10:45 Museum stop: Wellington Tramway Museum

On today's museum stop we take a trip back into Wellington's history.

The capital was once a city of trams until the closure of the last tram route in the mid-1960s. But many have been preserved and restored to working order at the Wellington Tramway Museum in QE2 Park, north of the city.

Anna speaks to Henry Brittain who's been involved with the museum since it began 60 years ago.

11:08 Dog and owner reunited after three years

Everyone loves a happy ending, and that's just what Dee-Anna Kitto got after a surprise call from the Far North District Council.

Herself based in Auckland, Dee-Anna's precious pup Baby went missing three years ago, and she had just about lost hope.

To tell the story of their reunion, Dee-Anna joins Anna Thomas.

11:15 How to talk to your teens about NCEA results

Today is NCEA exam results day for thousands of teenagers across the country, which means it's also a big day for the parents and family of those teenagers.

Do you ask how they did? Do you let them tell you? What do you do if it's not good news?

Sheridan Eketone, a coach at the Parenting Place - and mother to NCEA teenagers herself - joins Anna with some practical tips. 

11:30 Summer podcast review with Tessa Guest

Producer Tessa Guest joins Anna to share three podcast recommendations for your listening pleasure, all about the extraordinary things happening in normal people's lives.

Tessa's picks:

• Normal Gossip
• Heavyweight
• Strangers on a Bench

11:45 Summer jams with DJ Sticky Fingers

Resident DJ Brad Warrington aka Sticky Fingers joins Anna to spin some tunes.

11:55 Geo Jumble answers

Perambulation - Belmopan 
Conceptualising - Asuncion 
Abrogation - Bogota