Summer Report for Friday 26 December 2008

9:40 AM.It's been ten years since funk veterans Supergroove last took to the stage. Audio

9:39 AM.One Wellington garden centre has even reported a boom in the sales of edible plants. Audio

9:35 AM.Kirsten Johnstone will be with you through the summer starting at 12pm tomorrow. Audio

9:20 AM.It will be underway for the next three weeks. Audio

9:09 AM.All over the country today people are getting ready for race day, which is today. Audio

8:51 AM.Canterbury University Post Graduate Jounalism student Blair Ensor investigates just what happens to your recycling. Audio

8:38 AM.Mangawhai and Te Arai are right next to each other on Northland's east coast, about an hour south of Whangarei. Audio

8:35 AM.New Zealand sailor, Adam Minoprio is among those preparing for the event. Audio

8:32 AM.With Doug Young. Audio

8:30 AM.The latest from the RNZ sports team. Audio

8:16 AM.Gears up in Wanganui this morning. Jim Tuckerman joins summer report. Audio

8:16 AM.Dianne Gillespie is the secretary and joins summer report from the showgrounds gate. Audio

8:14 AM.Police now have a new way to track bad drivers. Audio

8:09 AM.In the United States, there have been calls for a national sales tax holiday, as makers of big ticket items like cars struggle. Audio

7:43 AM.It has caught on as a tourist attraction in a way that few people expected, Todd Niall went to check it out. Audio

7:35 AM.With etiquette experts Christie Stephens and Ana Maria Moore. Audio

7:27 AM.What to expect this summer with Allister Gorman. Audio

7:25 AM.With Richard Wain. Audio

7:21 AM.Most retailers resorted to pre-Christmas sales in an effort to get the tills ringing. Audio

7:15 AM.59-year-old Ian Foden was out diving for mussels with his wife when his boat drifted from its anchor. Audio

7:09 AM.Mr Kemp was found clinging to a rock near Norfolk Island, more than 12 hours after his boat was wrecked. Audio