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Summer Report for Monday 28 December 2009
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Kiteboarding Champion, Laura Adams
9:53 AM.Despite only turning her hand to what some people consider the extreme sport of kiteboarding three years ago, Laura Adams is now New Zealand women's national kiteboarding wave champion. Audio
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Simon Climbs Mt Aspiring: Episode 1
9:32 AM.Today, Simon starts an attempt to climb Mt Aspiring or Tititea , located in the Mount Aspiring National Park in the back and beyond behind Wanaka. Audio
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Search teams gear up for peak season
9:21 AM.Search and rescue crews around the country are preparing for peak season - the summer holiday time when more people than ever get lost, or need rescuing. Audio
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Sidecar motorcycling in Rotorua
9:18 AM.Rotorua is playing host to a Sidecar motorcycling spectacular tonight. Audio
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Racing at Ellerslie
9:14 AM.The CEO of Auckland Racing Club, Chris Weaver joins us from the racecourse. Audio
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US Airline security incident
9:11 AM.In reports just now coming out of the United States, it appears there's been another security incident on a passenger jet bound for Detroit. Audio
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Place names: Kupe
8:56 AM.Seatoun, Te Tūranganui-o-Kupe, Mana Island, Te Mana o Kupe ki Aotearoa, Hokianga Harbour: with Peter Dowling, revising editor of AW Reed's dictionary of New Zealand place names. Audio
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Tour de Femme event in Nelson
8:52 AM.One of the most gruelling cycle races in the country. Audio
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Off the Beaten Track: Kokukohu, Hokianga
8:40 AM.There is much of New Zealand to be discovered out while on"holiday"off the Beaten Track. Audio
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Biking report
8:34 AM.Joining us today is Keiran Turner the CEO of Bike New Zealand. Audio
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Sports news for 28 December 2009
8:31 AM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Maldon Mud Race
8:26 AM.Joining us from Maldon in Essex, England is race winner James Haskey-Jones. Audio
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Whale rescuers say Coromandel pod should be safe and well
8:23 AM.Dozens of pilot whales that beached on the Coromandel Peninsula have safely returned to deeper waters. Audio
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Retailers expect New Year sales to lift growth
8:19 AM.Boxing Day sales hit more than $101,000,000 this year, up five percent on last year. Audio
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New Zealand yacht set to win Sydney-Hobart line honours
8:14 AM.New Zealand yacht Alfa Romeo is poised to take line honours in the Sydney to Hobart ocean classic. Audio
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Aviation Security Service outlines new US travel restrictions
8:11 AM.The United States has asked airports and airlines around the world to tighten security after the failed Christmas Day attack on a passenger jet. Audio
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Bug of the Day: Wasp
7:54 AM.Summer and bugs - they seem to go together. Audio
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Scitech for 28 December 2009
7:42 AM.In a new semi-regular segment, we're talking to"techie"Peter Griffin about the happenings in the scitech world. Audio
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Crop of the Day: Asparagus
7:37 AM.There's good eating at this time of year at the moment with lots of great fruit and veges coming into season. Audio
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Three new tramping tracks in Molesworth Station
7:33 AM.Three new tramping tracks will be officially opened to the public today on New Zealand's largest farm, Molesworth Station in Marlborough. Audio
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Sports news for 28 December 2009
7:26 AM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Decision on Zimbabwe cricket tour to be made in March
7:22 AM.The head of New Zealand Cricket says any decision on whether a tour of Zimbabwe will go ahead or not will be made in March. Audio
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Police seek help from public in central Auckland rape
7:19 AM.Police investigating a rape in central Auckland hope to speak further to the victim today. Audio
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Washington orders aviation security review
7:13 AM.The failed Christmas Day attack has prompted President Barack Obama to order wide-ranging policy reviews into aviation security. Audio
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Tighter airline security after attack on US-bound flight
7:10 AM.Airline passengers travelling to the United States face tighter security screening after a man tried to blow up a passenger jet on a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit. Audio
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Top stories for Monday 28 December 2009
7:00 AM.Tighter security on flights to the USA. President Obama orders security policy reviews. Police investigate a rape in central Auckland. Possible cricket tour to Zimbabwe. Audio
Monday to Friday, 7am - 10am
28 December 2009
We kick off the 2009 season of Summer Report with a bang. We're travelling to Cape Reinga, go on a rescue mission in the Nelson hills and Simon begins his attempt to conquer the mighty Mount Aspiring near Wanaka. And who could forget, we go down to the farm and hear all about how to grow asparagus!
What's going on
Place to be:Hokianga Harbour
Journey: Simon attempts to climb Mount Aspiring
Bug of the day:Wasp
Image sourced at Wikimedia.
Crop of the day:Asparagus from Horowhenua
Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz 1885, Gera, Germany