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Summer Report for Wednesday 30 December 2009
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Bug of the Day: Ants
9:51 AM.Entomologist Allen Heath. Audio
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Simon Climbs Mt Aspiring: Episode 3
9:40 AM.A few weeks back he packed his rucksac and headed south to have a go at climbing Mount Aspiring near Wanaka.Get your walking boots on, we join Simon as he has a go at climbing Tititea, standing atā¦ Read more Audio
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Fish of the Day: Trevally
9:25 AM.Fishy facts from the sea to your table, we're looking at a different species of well known fish from around the country throughout the summer - something to throw onto the barbie maybe or at leastā¦ Read more Audio
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New Year festival offers opportunity to rejuvenate.
9:16 AM.It's the season of parties and celebrations and the biggie - New Years Eve - is just around the corner. Audio
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Whare Flat music festival
9:13 AM.They sell it as the the very first folk festival on the planet every year. Audio
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Controversial Cathedral Cove shop
9:10 AM.More now on the controversy over a seaside stall allowed to operate in the remote Cathedral Cove on the Coromandel Peninsula. Audio
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Tauranga growing tropical crop defies sceptics
8:54 AM.Vanilla's normally grown in the tropics - but one NZ company has started growing this expensive spice in sunny Tauranga. Audio
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Place names: Captain Cook
8:45 AM.Cape Egmont, Cape Farewell, Cook Strait, Banks Peninsula, Mount Cook, Doubtful Sound, Young Nick's Head, Cape Kidnappers, Bay of Plenty, Poverty Bay, East Cape: with Peter Dowling, revising editor ofā¦ Read more Audio
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Racing - Taupo
8:35 AM.Forget the trout in the lake, today the action in Taupo is at the race course and the focus is on the thoroughbreds. Audio
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Summer activities - shopping
8:33 AM.We've been looking at summer activities this week but they've all been outside. We don't want to discriminate against the city so today we look at shopping. Audio
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Bird-brained lotto dreams killing vultures in South Africa
8:27 AM.In South Africa, a traditional medicinal practice of smoking dried vulture brains to predict winning lotto numbers is threatening poulations of these wild animal. Audio
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Sports news for 30 December 2009
8:24 AM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Stall on DOC land gets frosty reception from green groups
8:21 AM.An ice cream stand at the famed Cathedral Cove beach is making waves with some who think it shouldn't be allowed on conservation land. Audio
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BBC's security correspondent on aviation and Al Qaeda threats
8:18 AM.The United States fears Yemen-based terrorists may try to blow up other American planes. Audio
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Brother tells how drowned man saved grandchildren
8:14 AM.Three deaths in the water yesterday have sparked a warming by authorities for holiday makers to be wary. Audio
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Police to South Auckland's armed robbers: you will be caught
8:10 AM.Armed and masked men who robbed a South Auckland tavern of thousands of dollars remain at large. Audio
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New Zealand's Rarest Bird - the Fairy Tern
7:53 AM.Only 30 remain in the world and they only nest at four sites north of Auckland. Audio
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Scitech for 30 December 2009
7:45 AM.Hi-tech news now with Peter Griffin. Audio
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Jet boating down the Wairaurahiri River
7:40 AM.We continue exploring some of the more isolated parts of New Zealand with a trip down the Wairaurahiri River near Tuatapere in Western Southland and on the edge of Fiordland National Park. Audio
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Thousands expected at Phat 10 dance party.
7:37 AM.A quiet and isolated spot on the West Coast is about to get a noisy wakeup in the form of drum and bass dance party, Phat Ten. Audio
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Sports news for 30 December 2009
7:26 AM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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World leaders condem China's execution of mentally ill Briton
7:23 AM.British and American leaders have condemned China's execution of a British man convicted of drug smuggling, despite his family's plea for clemency on the grounds he was mentally ill. Audio
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Finance companies to pay more if investors reject govt scheme
7:20 AM.At least two big finance companies are welcoming the chance to wean their investors off the Government's Retail Deposit Guarantee Scheme. Audio
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Bush fires threaten homes in Perth
7:17 AM.Several homes have been destroyed and others are threatened as two bushfires burn out of control across Western Australia's wheatbelt. Audio
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Police urge preparation before taking to water
7:14 AM.Police are warning holiday makers to be wary in the water, following three drownings yesterday. Audio
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Tavern manager fears for customers in armed robbery
7:10 AM.The police in South Auckland are hunting for four men who got away with thousands of dollars in cash in an armed robbery. Audio
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Top stories for Wednesday 30 December 2009
7:00 AM.Three men rob twenty thousand dollars from a South Auckland tavern. Police warn holiday makers to be safe around water after three deaths yesterday. Several homes have been destroyed and others areā¦ Read more Audio
Monday to Friday, 7am - 10am
30 December 2009
With New Year's Eve approaching its music festival's galore. We visit the West Coast for Phat 10, before travelling to the Coromandel for a more alternative gig. We introduce you to the Fairy Tern and try to grasp all you need to know about Trevally. And today's place to be: Lake Clearwater in the back and beyond of inland Canterbury.
What's going on
Whare Flat Folk Music Festival, Dunedin
Place to be: Lake Clearwater
Crop of the Day: Vanilla, Tauranga
From Koehler's Medicinal-Plants 1887
Bug of the day: Ant
Fish of the day: Trevally
Bird of the day:Fairy Tern, North Auckland
Photograph by Suzi Phillips