Summer Report for Friday 20 January 2012

8:58 AM.A final taste of Summer Madness with Mark Cubey. Audio

8:55 AM.Some of what you've had to say about the programme today. Audio

8:50 AM.For most of the year just sixteen people live in the historic settlement, the centre point of which is a one-stop dairy, petrol station, and fish & chip shop. But at this time of year the population… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.Baseball may be the official summer game in the United States, but in small pockets of the country, cricket also has a keen following. Audio

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

8:28 AM.n update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:27 AM.Met Service weather ambassador Dan Corbett outlines the likely weather for the day. Audio

8:23 AM.Unions are warning employers not to use a sharp fall in the annual inflation rate to short-change workers in wage negotiations. Audio

8:19 AM.A trial of pepper spray in prisons has ended, with the spray being used just once in the year-long trial period. A decision on the ongoing use of pepper spray in prisons will be made in April. Prison… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.A paramedic with the Westpac Rescue Helicopter says he thinks a boy who was caught in a rip at a West Auckland beach may have drowned. Audio

8:09 AM.The New Zealand Wind Energy Association says the future of wind as an energy source still looks good despite the canning of a major windfarm planned for Central Otago. The Wind Energy Association's… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.The Canterbury earthquakes have shaken up many of the region's industries - and beer brewing is no exception. Audio

7:52 AM.A plan by Trustpower to reduce the amount of water flowing down Canterbury's Rakaia River has salmon fishers concerned. Audio

7:49 AM.The ABC's Anna Henderson joins the programme to talk about the proposed constitutional changes the Australian government is considering to ensure equal rights for indigenous people. Audio

7:45 AM.A freelance writer for the award-winning Smithsonian magazine, Alastair Bland, has described the country as an expensive destination, and not for people looking for a cheap holiday. Audio

7:39 AM.Washington correspondent Simon Marks joins the programme to give us an update on the complex runnings for the Republican presidential nomination - with Gingrich, Romney and, surprisingly perhaps… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.The killer of the Bay of Plenty regional councillor and Rotorua school principal, Hawea Vercoe, has made his first bid to be released from prison. Audio

7:29 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:20 AM.The maker of the the Inside Child Poverty documentary, Bryan Bruce, says the Electoral Commission has ruled the screening of the programme - just three days before the election - did not breach the… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.The strongest, a 5.8 magnitude quake, hit just before eight o'clock last night, southwest of Tuatapere, and the last one was felt at quarter to two this morning. GNS Science seismologist Lara Bland… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.The Green Party's energy spokesperson Gareth Hughes joins the programme to comment on Meridian Energy's decision to cancel plans for a massive windfarm on the Lammermoor Range in Central Otago. Audio

7:09 AM.The state-owned power company has spent $8.9-million trying to build the Project Hayes windfarm on the Lammermoor Range and says it can no longer justify a protracted fight in the environment court. Audio