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Summer Report for Thursday 31 December 2009
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Place names: Rakaihautu
9:52 AM.South Iakes Rotoiti, Rotorua, Ohau, Pukaki, Tekapo, Wakatipu, Hawea: with Peter Dowling, editor of Reed's 'Dictionary of New Zealand Place Names'. Audio
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Cage fighting
9:46 AM.Matt Maguire from Canterbury University examines the calls to ban the bloody sport of cage fighting. Audio
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Simon climbs Mt Aspiring: Episode 4
9:33 AM.Get that rucksack on your back - we're joining Simon again as he attempts to climb Mt Aspiring. Today he finally reaches French Ridge Hut - after a lot of huff and puffing. Audio
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Bug of the Day: Sandfly
9:27 AM.Apparently they prefer hairy legs... Audio
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Groove into the New Year
9:19 AM.If music is what you want to hear as 2009 becomes 2010 there's no shortage of New Year festivals. Audio
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Paihia boy's marlin may snare world record
9:14 AM.Sam Marsh of Paihia is only 10 but has his sights set on a world record for the 133 kilogram striped marlin he hauled in on his father's boat. Audio
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Veteran broadcaster Bailey honoured
9:10 AM.Among those who've made the New Year Honours list is former Television New Zealand news reader Judy Bailey. Audio
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Best Job in the World comes to an end
8:50 AM.A British man is about to bid farewell to what was advertised as the 'best job in the world'. Audio
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Survey to find out how many Kea in New Zealand
8:45 AM.We continue our look at New Zealand birdlife today by travelling into the mountains of the Southern Alps. Audio
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Round up of New Year's Eve council events
8:37 AM.If you plan on getting out and about for New Year's Eve there is a huge range of events being run by councils all around the country. Audio
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Daily report
8:33 AM.We're wave hunting with Doug Young from surf.co.nz Audio
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Bowls upsets
8:29 AM.There's been a few upsets at the national lawn bowls championship which is entering the knockout stage. Audio
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Sports news for 31 December 2009
8:28 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Twizel woman first New Zealand female to ski to South Pole
8:21 AM.A Twizel woman has become the first New Zealand woman to ski all the way to the South Pole. Audio
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Police prepare for onslaught of party goers at holiday spots
8:18 AM.The police in many popular holiday spots around the country say they're well prepared for partygoers celebrating New Year Eve. Audio
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Host of lesser known New Zealanders honoured
8:14 AM.Many well known names have made their mark in the New Year Honours list, but also honoured has been a host of New Zealanders who are less in the limelight. Audio
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Newly knighted Sir Douglas Myers on beer, pop stars, family
8:10 AM.The former prime minister Helen Clark heads the New Year's Honours list, becoming a member of the Order of New Zealand. Audio
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Cable car
7:49 AM.We're all on board for a trip on one of Wellington's most visited tourist attractions - its cable car. Audio
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Kiwi in New York for New Year's Eve
7:44 AM.Prepartions are underway at one of the most famous international venues for New Years celebrations - New York's Time Square. Audio
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Crop of the Day - Grapes
7:35 AM.The New Zealand wine industry celebrated news that its wine export market hit the billion dollar mark this year. Audio
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Sports news for 31 December 2009
7:25 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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US eases some in-flight security restrictions
7:22 AM.The United States has eased in-flight security restrictions two days after a blanket ban was imposed on US-bound passengers moving around on planes during the final stages in the air. Audio
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Heroes of Tamahere Coolstore fires honoured
7:18 AM.Five firefighters hailed as heroes in the Tamahere coolstore explosion that killed one officer and injured seven others have been awarded Queens Service Medals. Audio
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Helen Clark made a Member of the Order of New Zealand
7:14 AM.Former Prime Minister Helen Clark has been made a Member of the Order of New Zealand, in the New Years Honours. Audio
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Helen Clark, Sir Peter Jackson head New Year Honours
7:12 AM.The former Prime Minister Helen Clark and six new Knights and Dames head the New Year Honours list. Audio
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Top stories for Thursday 31 December 2009
7:00 AM.Helen Clark and Peter Jackson head New Years honours list; heroes of the Tamahere coolstore fires honoured; and the U.S. eases some in-flight security restrictions. Audio
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31 December 2009
Its New Year's Eve and we celebrate by telling you all about events happening to mark the day from Hogmanay in Dunedin all the way to the firework spectacular from the Sky Tower in Auckland. Plus the myriad music festivals happening around the country like Music Mountain Matakana and the new heavy metal/punk festival Detonate in Taranaki. We cross to New York for a kiwi perspective on the ball drop in Times Square, and are you desperate and dateless for New Year's Eve (like Simon?) then we have the solution for you.
What's going on
Field of Dreams, Wainuiomata, Wellington
Singles New Years Eve Party, Auckland
Place to be: Goat Island
Crop of the day: Grapes in Marlborough
Image sourced at Wikimedia.
Bug of the day: Sandfly
Bird of the day: Kea, South Island High Country
- Listen to the kea's call
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