Summer Report for Wednesday 9 January 2013

8:55 AM.Caitlin talks to Radio New Zealand's long serving receptionist Shirleen Erickson. Audio

8:43 AM.Andrew McRae joins veterans of the battle of El Alamein, 70 years on. Audio

8:39 AM.Fishermen on the Chatham Islands are worried by plans to mine the seabed nearby, Nicola Grigg reports. Audio

8:35 AM.Let's talk fishing now with the editor of New Zealand Fishing News, Grant Dixon. Audio

8:32 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:24 AM.Andrew North reports on the latest dispute between India and Pakistan. Audio

8:21 AM.A remote West Coast area loses its school, Catherine Hutton reports. Audio

8:17 AM.New Zealand firefighters fly to Tasmania today to help with the fires, we talk to the National Rural Fire Officer Murray Dudfield. Audio

8:14 AM.Tasmania continues to battle bush fires, we talk to Eaglehawk Neck resident Karen Gowlett-Holmes. Audio

8:10 AM.The ABC's Sarah Hawke has the latest on the battles against the bush fires in New South Wales. Audio

8:08 AM.Murielle Baker has the latest on the arrest of a teenager over the murder of a man at Waihi Beach. Audio

7:56 AM.Peter Griffin reports on the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show. Audio

7:49 AM.Tim talks to kombi fans as the last vans roll off the production line. Audio

7:44 AM.Ryan Nelsen takes up a coaching job, we talk to Fred de Jong of NZ Football. Audio

7:41 AM.Fish and Game are worried about changes to the Resource Management Act, Marcus Irvine reports. Audio

7:38 AM.Principals head back to school to deal with Novopay problems, Jonathan Mitchell reports. Audio

7:35 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

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

7:23 AM.John Buchanan of NZ Cricket on why the rest of the world doesn't want to play the Black Caps. Audio

7:19 AM.Cuts in funding for surf life saving as rescue numbers reach record highs, Murielle Baker reports. Audio

7:17 AM.The Hastings Rural Fire Officer, Trevor Mitchell talks to us about the extreme fire risk in that region. Audio

7:13 AM.The Tasmanian Fire Service talks to us about the emergency warning in the north-west of the state. Audio

7:00 AM.The bushfires blaze across Tasmania, New South Wales and Victoria. Back home, the fire risk in Hawkes Bay has been raised to extreme and cuts in funding for surf lifesaving as the numbers of rescues… Read more Audio