Summer Report for Thursday 7 January 2016

8:52 AM.After 150 years the Catlins town of Owaka is finally getting its waka. Audio

8:48 AM.More ideas for green living now. Greg Roughan of Green Ideas magazine has some thoughts on sunscreens. Read more Audio

8:41 AM.This summer we are trying to explain what lies behind some of the news stories you hear about every day. We've enlisted Professor Robert Patman, head of international relations at Otago University, to… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.The southern Alaskan village of Igiugig has come to New Zealand in an attempt to revitalise its own native language. Audio

8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:24 AM.Some doctors and academics say the Government is not doing enough in the face of soaring respiratory diseases among Maori and Pacifika children. Audio

8:20 AM.The Japanese whaling fleet seems to be winning its annual battle with Sea Shepherd in the Southern Ocean. Audio

8:17 AM.And our UN correspondent in New York, Nick Harper has the latest. Audio

8:13 AM.The United Nation's Security Council will work on new measures to take, in response to North Korea's fourth nuclear test. Audio

8:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:55 AM.As boaties, surfers and kayakers head out on the water in the warmer weather, the police maritime unit is urging people to be sensible. Audio

7:48 AM.If Auckland's volcanoes erupted could your house be hit? And how far might you have to go to take refuge from the suffocating ash? Audio

7:43 AM.If you know a baby named Olivia or Oliver it's not that surprising. They were the top baby names for 2015. Audio

7:38 AM.In his final year as President, Barack Obama, has outlined plans for new restrictions on gun purchases in the US. Audio

7:35 AM.Otago is planning a total fire ban as the region heads for its driest January in more than a decade. Audio

7:24 AM.In what they say is a world first, university researchers in Auckland are investigating how drones can be used to monitor dolphins effectively - and without harming them. Audio

7:20 AM.The New Zealand under 19 team has arrived in Bangladesh to play the Cricket World Cup. Audio

7:16 AM.Doctors and researchers say the Government's inaction in the face of soaring respiratory diseases among Maori and Pasifika children is a national scandal. Audio

7:13 AM.The Japanese whaling fleet appears to have side-stepped its long-time adversaries, Sea Shepherd. Audio

7:09 AM.International scepticism and condemnation have greeted North Korea's claim, to have successfully carried out an underground hydrogen bomb test. Audio

7:00 AM.Should we believe North Korea's claims it's tested a hydrogen nuclear bomb? Are japanese whalers expanding their operations in Antarctic waters? And how drones are being used to protect rare dolphins.