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Summer Report for Wednesday 6 January 2010
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Fish of the Day: Rock Lobster
9:50 AM.Luxury delicacy rock lobster or crayfish gets our fishy focus for today. Audio
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Simon climbs Mt Aspiring: Episode 8
9:36 AM.Simon is near the top of Tititea or Mt Aspiring - the highest peak in Mount Aspiring National Park behind Wanaka. Audio
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A report from Te Papa
9:34 AM.Usually we have a daily report on something happening outdoorsy - but what about the city folk? Intrepid correspondent, Kate Gudsell went to Te Papa museum in Wellington to tell us more about the arts… Read more Audio
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New Zealander in Tanzania
9:28 AM.Continuing our look at New Zealanders living in exotic locales, today we visit the African continent. Audio
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Garden sculptures proving popular in Auckland
9:20 AM.The combination of large scale sculptures and a garden walk is proving popular at the Auckland Botanic Gardens. Audio
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Jack and Sophie top baby names for 2009
9:17 AM.The names Jack and Sophie have again topped the list of the country's most popular. Audio
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Teens splash it out off Takapuna
9:14 AM.The first World sailing championship of 2010 is underway off Auckland's Takapuna Beach. Audio
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Drilling boat prepares to explore depths off Antarctica
9:10 AM.More on the scientific mission that's preparing to set off from Wellington to examine the evolution of the Antarctic ice sheet. Audio
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Bug of the Day: Spiders
8:52 AM.We talk with Entomologist Allen Heath. Audio
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Mountain climber Lydia Bradey
8:43 AM.Mountain climber Lydia Bradey was the first woman to climb Mount Everest without oxygen way back in 1988. Audio
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Place names: murders and cannibal feasts
8:36 AM.Umutaoroa, Murderers Point, Deadman's Creek, Dobson, Maungatapu, Murderers Rock: with Peter Dowling, revising editor of AW Reed's 'Place Names of New Zealand'. Audio
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Morris dancing
8:33 AM.A troop of dancers is touring the West Coast and today will hold demonstrations in Punakaiki, Charleston and Westport. Audio
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NZ's endurance runner to race up world's tallest building
8:29 AM.The new 828 metre high Dubai Tower presents a special challenge to New Zealand's two time world mountain running champion Melissa Moon. Audio
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Teenage yachtie heads towards Cape Horn
8:27 AM.The Australian schoolgirl attempting to sail solo around the world is heading towards a challenge that has daunted sailors for centuries, rounding Cape Horn. Audio
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Sports news for 6 January 2010
8:23 AM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Taranaki farmers threaten to prevent beach access to paua
8:20 AM.Taranaki farmers are threatening to shut off beach access to the public, to protect paua stocks from poachers taking hundreds of paua a day. Audio
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Economic news
8:14 AM.The latest economic news coming out of both the rural and retail sectors is less than encouraging. Audio
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More earthquakes shake Solomon Islands
8:10 AM.Solomon Islands has been hit by a series of earthquakes overnight including a strong one of magnitude 6.9, in the same area where a 7.2 magnitude shake struck on Monday. Audio
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Holiday Hotspot: Kuaotunu
7:50 AM.Once a thriving gold mining town, Kuaotunu is a beautiful coastal village located 15kms north of Whitianga on the Coromandel Penninsula. Audio
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Scitech for 6 January 2009
7:44 AM.Scitech news now with Peter Griffin. Audio
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Uncertain future for iconic wool industry
7:40 AM.The wool industry seems a bit tangled - it's facing a crisis of identity as it struggles to find new markets and grow demand for this raw material. Audio
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Sports news for 6 January 2010
7:30 AM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Look what the dog dragged in - a hand grenade
7:28 AM.What do you do when your dog finds a hand grenade in the backyard? Audio
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Early demand for Rugby Cup tickets comes from abroad
7:25 AM.Most of the early demand for package deals to the 2011 Rugby World Cup is coming from foreign rugby fans and, perhaps predictably, retailers are warning New Zealanders they could miss out if they're… Read more Audio
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Crews begin to assess damage in quake-striken Solomon Islands.
7:19 AM.Solomon Islands have been hit by a series of earthquakes overnight including a strong one of magnitude 6.9. Audio
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NZ records warmest ever decade
7:14 AM.Latest weather statistics due out today will confirm that 2000 to 2009 was the warmest decade ever recorded in New Zealand. Audio
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Price drops 7 percent in Fonterra's latest global auction
7:10 AM.Dairy prices have dropped in Fonterra's latest global auction overnight after five months of price rises. The average selling price for whole milk powder fell 7.05% to $3,309 US dollars a metric… Read more Audio
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Top stories for Wednesday 6 January 2009
7:00 AM.Wholesale Milk powder prices have just dropped at auction for the first time in 6 months. The noughties was the warmest decade on record. Most of the early demand for package deals to the 2011 Rugby… Read more Audio
Monday to Friday, 7am - 10am
Wednesday 6 January 2010
Today its off to Danniverke to run our hands through wool, we ask the tough questions about creepy crawly spiders and rock lobsters and then its off to relax on the Kaoutuna Beach in the Coromandel.
What's going on
Splash World Champships, sailing
Place to be: Kuaotuna Beach, Coromandel
Crop of the day: Wool, Danniverke
Bug of the day: Spiders
Image sourced from Wikimedia.
Fish of the day: Rock Lobster
Image sourced from Wikimedia.