Summer Report for Friday 12 January 2018

8:52 AM.Whakatane District councillors last year voted 6-5 for Maori wards but the discussion continues among locals. Te Manu Korihi reporter Te Aniwa Hurihanganui looks at the issue. Audio

8:49 AM.Paul Spoonley, Julie Zhu, and Shail Kaushal talk to Todd Niall about the need for better representation of ethnic groups at local council to reflect the changing face of the country's largest city. Audio

8:44 AM.Software developer Ben Gracewood says digital skills becoming compulsory in schools from 2020 is a step in the right direction to get more young people into the industry. Audio

8:40 AM.Church and community groups will help up to 30 Syrian refugees settle here by sponsoring them, Gill Bonnett spoke to those taking part in the trial scheme. Audio

8:37 AM.Rikki Swanell says she wants to stand out for being good at her job, not for being a woman. Audio

8:34 AM.New Zealand cricketer Corey Anderson says it's anyone's chance to step up and make a name for themselves at the tournament Audio

8:30 AM.Business reporter Jonathan Mitchell discusses about brent crude oil hitting $70US a barrel, plus profit-taking sending the local sharemarket lower Audio

8:28 AM.Australian honey industry is claiming it has new proof showing manuka honey was produced in Australia in 1884 years before New Zealand. Audio

8:16 AM.The European Union will ban amalgam fillings in children and pregnant and breastfeeding women from July but The New Zealand Dental Association says there are no plans to ban them here. Audio

8:09 AM.Psychologist Dr Mulvihill says Australia's Royal Commission found the majority of children sexually assaulted were abused in faith-based institutions so they should be included in New Zealand's… Read more Audio