Summer Report for Wednesday 21 January 2009

9:50 AM.Stand up comedy recorded at the Classic Comedy and Bar on Auckland's Queen Street - Jeremy Corbett. Audio

9:45 AM.Dunedin man has walked the entire city 8 times. Audio

9:28 AM.Today Naomi spends a day on the ice shelf drilling for ice cores with Lyal Cross and Dr Nancy Bertler. Audio

9:15 AM.A new biography about the prophet, TW Ratana. Its author, Keith Newman joins us in the studio. Audio

9:12 AM.The 74-year old has been recording for over 40 years and is best known for songs including Bird on a Wire. Audio

9:10 AM.A problem with the national grid has left parts of Wellington without power this morning. Audio

8:50 AM.New Zealand's only narrow-guage mountain railway, the Driving Creek Railway near Coromandel Town. Audio

8:46 AM.Time now for a look at what the surf's doing around the country with surfer Doug Young. Audio

8:44 AM.The Education Minister got rid of the board at Selwyn College after a below-par report from the Education Review Office. Audio

8:40 AM.A post mortum will take place later today of the 49 year old woman who died in a house fire in South Auckland yesterday. Audio

8:39 AM.Contact Energy is blaming underinvestment in the country's national grid for a likely twenty percent drop in its profits. Audio

8:38 AM.Our daily sports chat with Murray Williams. Audio

8:35 AM.The latest news from the finacial sector. Audio

8:30 AM.A problem with the national grid has left parts of Wellington without power this morning. Audio

8:25 AM.Mrs Lewis Burks is a great grandmother and the vice chair of the Indiana Democratic Party. Audio

8:14 AM.Among the huge number of US political figures at today's inauguration was Colin Powell, the ex Secretary of State. Audio

7:50 AM.For our daily look at the weather, we are joined by Metservice Weather Ambassador, Bob McDavitt. Audio

7:45 AM.The American people knew they were going to get a good speech from Barack Obama. But just how good was he? Audio

7:38 AM.Barack Hussein Obama has been officially sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America. Audio

7:30 AM.Barack Hussein Obama has been officially sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America. Audio

7:20 AM.Our Washington DC correspondent Daniel Renches has been among the millions on the Washington Mall. Audio

7:10 AM.Barack Hussein Obama has been officially sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America. Audio

7:10 AM.Barack Hussein Obama has been officially sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America. Audio