Summer Report for Wednesday 30 December 2009

9:51 AM.Entomologist Allen Heath. Audio

9:40 AM.A few weeks back he packed his rucksac and headed south to have a go at climbing Mount Aspiring near Wanaka.Get your walking boots on, we join Simon as he has a go at climbing Tititea, standing at… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Fishy facts from the sea to your table, we're looking at a different species of well known fish from around the country throughout the summer - something to throw onto the barbie maybe or at least… Read more Audio

9:16 AM.It's the season of parties and celebrations and the biggie - New Years Eve - is just around the corner. Audio

9:13 AM.They sell it as the the very first folk festival on the planet every year. Audio

9:10 AM.More now on the controversy over a seaside stall allowed to operate in the remote Cathedral Cove on the Coromandel Peninsula. Audio

8:54 AM.Vanilla's normally grown in the tropics - but one NZ company has started growing this expensive spice in sunny Tauranga. Audio

8:45 AM.Cape Egmont, Cape Farewell, Cook Strait, Banks Peninsula, Mount Cook, Doubtful Sound, Young Nick's Head, Cape Kidnappers, Bay of Plenty, Poverty Bay, East Cape: with Peter Dowling, revising editor of… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.Here's another secret holiday hotspot from around the country. Audio

8:35 AM.Forget the trout in the lake, today the action in Taupo is at the race course and the focus is on the thoroughbreds. Audio

8:33 AM.We've been looking at summer activities this week but they've all been outside. We don't want to discriminate against the city so today we look at shopping. Audio

8:27 AM.In South Africa, a traditional medicinal practice of smoking dried vulture brains to predict winning lotto numbers is threatening poulations of these wild animal. Audio

8:24 AM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

8:21 AM.An ice cream stand at the famed Cathedral Cove beach is making waves with some who think it shouldn't be allowed on conservation land. Audio

8:18 AM.The United States fears Yemen-based terrorists may try to blow up other American planes. Audio

8:14 AM.Three deaths in the water yesterday have sparked a warming by authorities for holiday makers to be wary. Audio

8:10 AM.Armed and masked men who robbed a South Auckland tavern of thousands of dollars remain at large. Audio

7:53 AM.Only 30 remain in the world and they only nest at four sites north of Auckland. Audio

7:45 AM.Hi-tech news now with Peter Griffin. Audio

7:40 AM.We continue exploring some of the more isolated parts of New Zealand with a trip down the Wairaurahiri River near Tuatapere in Western Southland and on the edge of Fiordland National Park. Audio

7:37 AM.A quiet and isolated spot on the West Coast is about to get a noisy wakeup in the form of drum and bass dance party, Phat Ten. Audio

7:26 AM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

7:23 AM.British and American leaders have condemned China's execution of a British man convicted of drug smuggling, despite his family's plea for clemency on the grounds he was mentally ill. Audio

7:20 AM.At least two big finance companies are welcoming the chance to wean their investors off the Government's Retail Deposit Guarantee Scheme. Audio

7:17 AM.Several homes have been destroyed and others are threatened as two bushfires burn out of control across Western Australia's wheatbelt. Audio

7:14 AM.Police are warning holiday makers to be wary in the water, following three drownings yesterday. Audio

7:10 AM.The police in South Auckland are hunting for four men who got away with thousands of dollars in cash in an armed robbery. Audio

7:00 AM.Three men rob twenty thousand dollars from a South Auckland tavern. Police warn holiday makers to be safe around water after three deaths yesterday. Several homes have been destroyed and others are… Read more Audio