Summer Report for Friday 8 January 2010

9:53 AM.For many New Zealander's the 1974 Commonwealth Games marked a triumpht for a small country on the edge of the world. Stacey Wouters, Nathan Beardsley, Morgan Croasdale, Scott Miligan and Willy… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Dream no longer - flying without wings is possible in Queenstown where the country's biggest flying fox is up and running. Audio

9:29 AM.A Hamilton primary school has taken its commitment to the enviro-schools programme one step further and opened a purpose-built eco-classroom, called the Living Room. Audio

9:21 AM.One of the most historic prizes in New Zealand motorsport is on the line at the Canterbury classic Lady Wigram Trophy event. Audio

9:18 AM.If there's more than one way to cook a goose, then just how many might there be to prepare a mussel? Audio

9:15 AM.The15th Unicycle World Championships and Convention have been going on in Wellington over the past 10 days. Sixty unicyclists gathered yesterday to compete in a 42 kilometre marathon around the… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Maori Party MP Hone Harawira got his fair share of attention last year on the political stage but these holidays he's taking to the festival stage. Audio

8:50 AM.Dannevirke, Norsewood, Berlins: with Peter Dowling, revising editor of AW Reed's dictionary of New Zealand place names. Audio

8:40 AM.Lets take you back now to the very beginning of"Summer of Love"and an event billed as the first musical festival of its type ever. The Monterey Pop Festival in California in June 1967 has been hailed… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.The National Rugby Sevens Tournament gets underway in Queenstown this weekend. Audio

8:32 AM.The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research is predicting this summer will be"average"and windy - with all regions experiencing normal or below normal temperatures. Audio

8:28 AM.The Fire Service is warning hoarders their homes are at greater risk from fire, following an Australian study that found one in four fire fatalities was associated with hoarding. Audio

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

8:20 AM.Pressure is mounting on the Minister for the Environment to stop applications for intensive dairy farms in the Upper Waitaki Valley. Audio

8:18 AM.The police are finalising security arrangements for the visit of the United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, who arrives here in a week for political talks. Audio

8:11 AM.The Government is being accused of putting the lives of New Zealanders at risk by not doing more to avoid conflict between anti-whaling protesters and Japanese whalers. Audio

7:52 AM.The spread of the varroa mite to the South Island could force a restructure of pollination contracts in the bee-keeping industry. Audio

7:47 AM.With Peter Griffin. Audio

7:41 AM.One of the Department of Conservation's latest editions to its collection of camping grounds around the country has been a booming success. Audio

7:38 AM.The Elite Road cycling nationals kick off, or rather wheel off, in Christchurch today. Audio

7:32 AM.Third party car insurance is unlikely to be made mandatory, following a report showing insurance levels are already very high. Audio

7:25 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:22 AM.The Ministry of Economic Development is defending its company registration system following criticism it's open to money laundering or terrorist activities. Audio

7:20 AM.Both New Zealand and Australian maritime safety officials are investigating the incident where a NZ anti-whaling protest boat rammed a Japanese whaling ship. We spoke to Beth Holden from the… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.Anti-whaling protesters in the South Pacific are accusing the New Zealand and Australian Governments of being more loyal to their trade agreements with the Japanese than to the safety of their own… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.The White House is poised to release a report that top aides say will shock Americans about security lapses that allowed a Nigerian man to come close to blowing up a Detroit-bound passenger jet. Audio

7:11 AM.Police nationwide are on the lookout for a convicted rapist they say is highly likely to reoffend. Audio

7:00 AM.Police on lookout for rapist; air travel security report set to shock Americans; anti-whaling group accuses Govt of favouring trade; Australian officials outline Antarctic crash investigation; US… Read more Audio