Summer Report for Thursday 5 January 2017

8:57 AM.A young woman, locked up for a serious crime, says she hopes one day to show other young people that there are ways to cope without turning to a life of drugs and alcohol. Audio

8:52 AM.Southern leaders are confident 2017 will be Southland's year as it tries to lure thousands of families to the province. Audio

8:50 AM.People are being asked to keep away from a tramping track in the Nelson Lakes National Park after a suspected norovirus outbreak. Audio

8:44 AM.Canadian Karen Seaton is a Fiji landowner and was suddenly deported last month when she complained to authorities about the new law as well as the process, which she says is not transparent. Audio

8:40 AM.A real estate agent in Fiji has listed a parcel of land on remote Koro Island for sale for 20 Fijian dollars, following a controversial land law change that owners say is aimed at forcing out… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.It went from bad to worse at the ASB Classic yesterday with both of the Williams sisters now out of the tournament. Audio

8:27 AM.A New Zealander fishing in Western Australia is lucky to have survived six hours alone at sea after a mishap with a marlin. Audio

8:23 AM.An Israeli soldier has been found guilty of manslaughter after video footage showed him shooting dead a wounded Palestinian man who was lying on the ground. Audio

8:18 AM.Police say the man behind a sexual motivated attack at a Gisborne campground was seeking out lone women to prey on. Audio

8:14 AM.Meanwhile the woman at the centre of the incident, Lara Wharepapa-Bridger, has denied she could have misinterpreted Sir Peter's comments. Audio

8:10 AM.The Race Relations commissioner, Dame Susan Devoy, says Sir Peter Leitch is the least racist person she knows. Audio