Summer Report for Wednesday 16 January 2013

8:52 AM.It is the old community clean up story with a difference, instead of on the beach or in the park, it's underwater. Audio

8:45 AM.The mothballed East Taranaki railway line is back in action - as a tourist venture. Audio

8:41 AM.Pacific Island leaders in Queensland say three days of violent clashes there aren't racially motivated. Audio

8:39 AM.The United Nations says there is no doubt last week's extreme heat in Australia is part of a global warming trend. Audio

8:36 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:28 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

8:24 AM.The hospitality industry is calling for gambling licenses to be bought and sold between establishments to make gambling easier at new bars and pubs. Audio

8:21 AM.The Australian executive at the helm of Television New Zealand's newsroom is jumping ship - just as it is set to launch a replacement for the current affairs show he axed, Close Up. Audio

8:18 AM.The United Nations Development Programme, headed by the former Prime Minister Helen Clark, is under fire for not tackling poverty properly. Audio

8:14 AM.Pakistan's Supreme Court has ordered the arrest of the Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf and 15 others over corruption allegations, raising fears of a political crisis just months ahead of an… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.The Salvation Army says new Auckland house price figures are further evidence of a growing housing crisis in the city. Audio

7:49 AM.The last of Chris Bramwell's series looking behind the scenes at Parliament. Audio

7:44 AM.The British Foireign Secretary William Hague talks about international politics with Caitlin. Audio

7:40 AM.More than 300 people crammed into Kawhia's town hall last night, four days after the town's sole police officer was attacked, Andrew McRae was there. Audio

7:35 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

7:28 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:22 AM.The talk show host Oprah Winfrey says Lance Armstrong did not come clean in the way she expected about claims he used performance-enhancing drugs. Audio

7:18 AM.A strain of the norovirus infecting millions across Europe and North America which causes violent vomiting and diarrhea has already reached New Zealand. Audio

7:12 AM.The Labour Party leader, and Mt Albert MP, David Shearer put housing policy at the centre of his party's agenda while speaking at the Labour Party conference in November. Audio

7:09 AM.Property prices in Auckland are surging as the Auckland economy shows signs of a boom. Audio

7:00 AM.Auckland property prices surge, are they being priced out of the market? A norovirus is on the way and Oprah Winfrey talks about her interview with cyclist Lance Armstrong. Audio