Summer Report for Monday 16 January 2017

8:53 AM.Victoria University academics are worried that despite the introduction of MMP 20 years ago voter participation in elections is continuing to decline. Audio

8:52 AM.Climbing and tramping groups says tourist numbers in New Zealand are reaching a 'tipping point" and spoiling Kiwis' experience of the great outdoors. Audio

8:47 AM.The incoming Donald Trump administration is prompting fears about the future protection of marine areas in the Antarctic. Audio

8:41 AM.Ministers from 70 countries meeting in Paris say Israel and Palestine need to commit to a two-state solution, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the meeting was a waste of time. Audio

8:35 AM.Over Seventy six million dollars of taxpayer's money has been invested in foreign companies that make a large chunk of their profit from coal. Audio

8:29 AM.Australian autoparts company Bapcor eyes a smooth transition as it takes a majority stake in investment firm Hellaby Holdings. Audio

8:27 AM.Fire and police are searching for the person behind yet another deliberately lit fire in Blenheim over the weekened. Audio

8:22 AM.A major strike by about three thousand junior doctors appears certain to go ahead tomorrow amid a deepening dispute over rosters Audio

8:16 AM.Joining us now is the Finance Minister Steven Joyce. Audio

8:12 AM.New Zealand's two richest men own more wealth than the poorest 30 per cent of the country. Audio