Summer Report for Thursday 8 January 2015

8:52 AM.Tens of thousands of bees buzzing on the doorsteps of primary school classrooms might sound like some parents' worst nightmare. Audio

8:47 AM.In a year of catastrophic plane crashes, Air New Zealand has been named one of the ten safest airlines in the world. Audio

8:43 AM.Australians might need to shelve the sheep jibes, as New Zealand's woolliest population drops to its lowest point since the 1930s. Audio

8:40 AM.There's no end in sight yet to a crash in oil prices, but could the low prices end up hurting the consumer? Audio

8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:25 AM.Creating more jobs in rural regions has been touted as a way to help ease Auckland's housing crisis. Audio

8:23 AM.A three-person Transport Accident Investigation Commission team has begun its investigation into a skydiving plane crash over Lake Taupo. Audio

8:14 AM.We cross to Senior Foreign Analyst with France 3 Television, Christian Malard in Paris. Audio

7:53 AM.A converted Catholic hall in the small Manawatu town of Woodville is home to almost 150 organs of different size, shape and grandeur. Audio

7:49 AM.New Zealand's test cricketing stocks continue to rise, following the latest series win over Sri Lanka in Wellington. Audio

7:45 AM.The Labour MP Stuart Nash wants an audit into overseas investment applications and just how many have been approved in the past decade. Audio

7:42 AM.Already South Canterbury's on the verge of a drought and now the Otago regional Council is warning of low water levels in rivers used for irrigation. Audio

7:38 AM.European leaders have also been expressing solidarity with the French, and urging people across the continent to stand up for the principles of freedom. Audio

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

7:25 AM.David Trewavas is the Taupo District Mayor. Audio

7:19 AM.Investigators are trying to work out what caused a plane to crash into Lake Taupo. Audio

7:16 AM.Sylvain Attal is the deputy director of new media at France 24 based in Paris. Audio

6:58 AM.The former New Zealand cricket captain Martin Crowe is shunning traditional cancer treatment, as he fights a rare form of lymphoma. Audio

6:56 AM.A review has recommended officials be required to make a formal response to recommendations from a Coroner. Audio

6:50 AM.Investigators are getting closer to finding out what happened to AirAsia flight QZ8501, with the discovery of the plane's tail. Audio

6:29 AM.The latest on a terror attack in Paris, 12 people are dead after an attack on a Paris newspaper office. Investigators are trying to work out what caused a plane to crash into Lake Taupo and New… Read more Audio