Summer Report for Friday 16 January 2009

9:50 AM.We're back at the Classic Comedy and Bar in Auckland with funnyman, Mike Loader. Audio

9:29 AM.Music 101's producer Sam Wicks talks Big Day Out. Audio

9:21 AM.We're back on the frozen continent with Naomi Arnold and today we're talking poo management, yes faeces, with Ewan Paterson. Audio

9:15 AM.We talk to the organiser of the festival, Malcolm Hadlum to find out why this Levin event is so popular. Audio

9:13 AM.Despite the crash of one of the star attractions, a MkIX Spitfire, the aviation festival will go ahead as planned. Audio

9:12 AM.We talk to festival organiser Campbell Smith about how preparations are going for today's BDO. Audio

8:57 AM.Some of what you've had to say about, among other things, the show today. Audio

8:45 AM.A group of NZ Broadcasting School students entered a rugby changing room to find out how the media is affecting the game. Audio

8:35 AM.Rogaining, like orienteering but on mountain bikes. Craig Ashworth's with enthusiasts in the 'Naki. Audio

8:33 AM.Surf's up and we find out where with Doug Young. Audio

8:30 AM.The latest local and international news from the RNZ sports desk. Audio

8:28 AM.A quick look at local and international currencies and exchanges. Audio

8:25 AM.It's reported that a royal commission wants to proceed with a single council entity for the city. Audio

8:21 AM.Two Israeli women found an Invercargill cafe's refusal to serve them on the basis of their nationality, hard to swallow. Audio

8:16 AM.Monique Devereux is in Fiji with the Red Cross and looking at the aid progress. Audio

8:09 AM.NZX Chief Executive Mark Weldon is to head up the symposium. Is he the right man for the job? He joins us. Audio

7:50 AM.Steve talks to Craig Charles, mini-cab driver Lloyd, also known for playing Dave Lister in the comedy series Red Dwarf. Audio

7:39 AM.Spokespeople from the towns of Gore, Levin and Tokoroa talk to us about the attractions of their provincial idylls. Audio

7:35 AM.MetService weather ambassador Bob McDavitt joins us for a look at the nation's meteorology. Audio

7:29 AM.The latest from the Heineken Tennis, the start of the footy season and more. Audio

7:24 AM.Auckland's to be besieged today by 45,000 music fans hellbent on hedonism and a big day out! Audio

7:21 AM.UN corresepondent Nathan King has been following Ban Ki Moon's visit and joins us from Israel. Audio

7:17 AM.Professor Roger Bowden from Victoria University's school of economics joins us for comment. Audio

7:13 AM.Prime Minister John Key responds to criticism about government intertia on the economy. Audio

7:09 AM.Labour's critical of the government's response to the New Zealand recession. Audio