Summer Report for Tuesday 5 January 2010

9:50 AM.Tamaki Makaurau, Auckland, Mount Eden, Manukau, Waitemata, One Tree Hill, Ponsonby, Mission Bay, Okahu Bay: with Peter Dowling, revising editor of AW Reed's 'Place Names of New Zealand'. Audio

9:39 AM.Grab an ice axe we are off to scale a mountain with Simon. He's on the snow halfway up Mt Aspiring near Wanaka. Will he make it to the top? Audio

9:28 AM.We talk with Entomologist, Allen Heath. Audio

9:24 AM.The McEntee Hire NZ Beach Volleyball Tour kicks off today in Christchurch at Sumner Beach. Audio

9:18 AM.They're two of our best loved entertainers and recently celebrated a double half-century as twin sisters. Audio

9:14 AM.Over these long summer days it can be harder than usual to get teenagers into bed at a reasonable hour. Audio

9:09 AM.A major upgrade to South Island's 78 kilometre long Heaphy Track begins today. Audio

8:53 AM.One place of pilgrimage with expansive beaches is the Department of Conservation's Totaranui Camping ground in Abel Tasman National Park - both a popular spot for campers, trampers finishing the Abel… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Continuing our look at New Zealand birdlife, today we look at a species of bird often confused with albatross. Audio

8:39 AM.Racegoers are as ever being spoilt for choice these holidays. Audio

8:34 AM.Time for a look at what happening in the world of Mike Rendle from Fishing Coast to Coast magazine. Audio

8:29 AM.Nine New Zealand cricketers will learn tonight whether they've made next month's auction for the lucrative Indian Premier League. Audio

8:26 AM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

8:24 AM.A state of the art ocean drilling ship is in Wellington this week before heading for the Antarctica to further investigate links between climate and ice sheet dynamics. Audio

8:20 AM.Passengers travelling to the United States will continue to face additional security controls after New Zealand decided not to risk upsetting US authorities. Audio

8:16 AM.Community leaders say strong support for Crimestoppers, the anonymous crime tip-off phone line, shows the service is badly needed. Audio

8:15 AM.To Britain where the Prime Minister has condemned an Islamic group's plans to march through a town renowned for honouring British soldiers killed in Afghanistan. Audio

8:13 AM.The Government's Duty Minister Judith Collins is with us. Audio

8:10 AM.The New Zealand and Australian governments are joining forces to try to undermine Japan's whaling programme around Antarctica. Audio

7:53 AM.Canterbury growers have a"feeling"that this winter will produce a bumper crop of peas that will rival last season's haul. Audio

7:48 AM.While we are basking in warm summer temperatures, spare a thought for those New Zealanders training for the Winter Olympics which will be held in Vancouver next month. Audio

7:40 AM.There is a whole collection of"starmen"high on a hill above Tekapo in the McKenzie country. Audio

7:37 AM.World record breaking runner Jack Lovelock winning gold in the 1500 metres at the 1936 Berlin olympics. Audio

7:28 AM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

7:25 AM.The building industry says the cost of building a house is set to rise in the face of higher prices for timber. Audio

7:16 AM.Disaster relief officials in the Solomon Islands expect to know later this morning the extent of damage to isolated villages from a 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck yesterday. Audio

7:14 AM.The holiday road toll has this morning closed at twelve - the lowest in several decades. Audio

7:10 AM.New Zealand scientists are about to embark on politically-charged research into whales that confronts Japan and its claims the creatures have to be killed. Audio

7:00 AM.A new Antarctic research expedition sets out to prove you don't have to kill whales to study them. The holiday road toll closes at 12 and is the price of a new home set to rise? Audio