Summer Report for Wednesday 3 January 2018

8:50 AM.Kaikoura whales getting back to normal after underwater mudslips knocked out their food supply following the earthquake. Marta Guerra has been following the whales all summer and tells Summer Report… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.The new government is being urged not to follow through on its promise to cancel any new loans to irrigation schemes. Conon Young reports. Audio

8:40 AM.Provisional numbers of drownings last year up from the previous year. Audio

8:35 AM.12 people have lost their lives on roads throughout the country this holiday period. Our reporter Adriana Weber has the latest. Audio

8:32 AM.NZ's youngest Winter Olympian, Nico Porteous, can't wait to get back to the slopes after a period of injury. He's planning on a competition in Colarado before the Games in February. Audio

8:28 AM.A positive outcome for farmers from the first global dairy auction of the year. Audio

8:25 AM.A dramatic animation, dubbed the poo tracker, has emerged showing raw sewage sloshing around Auckland's beaches for days after it's been raining. The city's ageing sewerage system can't cope with… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.Better signs wanted to warn swimmers at Auckland's Takapuna after reports of raw sewage flowing into the water. Audio