Summer Report for Thursday 19 January 2012

8:56 AM.Peter Dowling looks at why North comes up in so many place names: Palmerston North, Havelock North, Waimate North, Totora North. Audio

8:51 AM.The Poisoners, is a murder mystery where visitors get an interactive experience, as they try to figure out whodunit. Audio

8:48 AM.While hanging ten on a surf board is normally a young person's game, surfers nowadays are still riding waves in their 60s, and beyond. Audio

8:43 AM.The annual concert at the historic Mission Vineyard is one of the highlights of Napier's year. This year Rod Stewart is the feature act for the concert next month. Audio

8:40 AM.Expert reaction is cautiously optimistic to a newly developed a vaccine that could protects against all strains of the Meningoccol B bacterium. Audio

8:34 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

8:29 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:25 AM.Met Service weather ambassador Dan Corbett joins the programme for a look at thing meteorological. Audio

8:18 AM.Arachnophobes may not be concerned but experts fear the Avondale Spider could be wiped out from the wild within the next 20 years. Live animal curator Brian Lawton is in the Auckland studio with some… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.The Republican presidential race candidate Mitt Romney is being urged to release his income tax forms after admitting he pays less tax than most Americans. Audio

8:11 AM.The Canterbury earthquake's Royal Commission has heard that the Hotel Grand Chancellor was checked for earthquake damage - and cleared for use four times prior to the February 22nd earthquake. Audio

8:08 AM.The infant remains in a critical condition this morning in Christchurch hospital after being bitten on the throat by a family pet in Ashburton. Audio

7:52 AM.Susie Ferguson joins passengers and crew on the Pelorus Mail Boat in the Marlborough Sounds. The weekly service, in Pelorus Sound off Havelock, is a lifeline bringing more than just mail to those… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.Time has run out for Christchurch Port Hills home owners who have being defying orders to move out of their red stickered homes. Port Hills resident Sue Stubenvoll joins the programme. Audio

7:41 AM.Labour's Transport Spokesperson, Phil Twyford, gives his party's perspective on the reform necessary to increase efficiency and effectiveness in the competitive ports industry. Audio

7:39 AM.The Transport Minister, Gerry Brownlee, would not comment on the dispute at the Ports of Auckland itself, but he says the Government is keen to see the final report into the transport system from the… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.Risky intersections are the focus of councils across New Zealand - who are busy determining potential problem areas with new give way rules coming into force in two months when Audio

7:27 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:20 AM.The BBC's diplomatic correspondent, Jonathan Marcus, joins the programme to talk about Russia's Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, and his claims that Western sanctions against Iran and talk of a… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.Mr Morgan talks about the conditions of purchase and sale of the Kiwisaver fund management Gareth Morgan Investments to Kiwibank which was announced yesterday. Audio

7:12 AM.The Mayor for New Plymouth and former Labour Party Associate Minister of Energy, Harry Duynhoven, joins the programme to talk about the benefits of the energy deal to his region. Audio

7:08 AM.The Energy minister says a gas manufacture and supply deal between Methanex NZ and Todd Energy, which it's hoped will create around 500 jobs and $250-million in exports, will be a huge boost to the… Read more Audio