Summer Report for Monday 2 January 2017

8:56 AM.Auckland's festival of tennis starts off with a bang today when arguably the best female player of all time takes centre court. Audio

8:50 AM.According to the Maori Language Act - te reo Maori is one of the official languages of New Zealand, it is important to the identity of the country and should be protected as a taonga under article two… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.Whale Watch Kaikoura is up and running for the first time today since November's devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake. Audio

8:42 AM.A group of Christian evangelicals have been explaining their passionate commitment to the State of Israel. Audio

8:37 AM.Discussion about the ethics of rodeo is rearing its head once again, as the season got underway with an event yesterday at Warkworth, near Auckland. Audio

8:33 AM.Moana is the latest movie from the Disney stable and was released in New Zealand mid-December. Audio

8:26 AM.US President-elect Donald Trump is promising to reveal more information about Russia's hacking of the Democratic Party during last year;s election. Read more Audio

8:23 AM.A child recovery specialist arriving in New Zealand today says it's unlikely six year old Que Langdon is still in New Zealand. Audio

8:19 AM.2016 was a record year for the number of earthquakes in New Zealand, 32,800 in fact. Audio

8:17 AM.A third person has died from injuries caused by the a bus crash in Gisborne a week ago. Audio

8:07 AM.Authorities in Turkey are still hunting for the suspect behind the shooting at a nightclub which has left at least 39 people dead. Audio