Summer Report for Monday 18 January 2010

9:55 AM.Bug time now and as you can probably hear - today we're doing bees. Audio

9:48 AM.And Prince William had been due to fly into the capital a short time ago amid disruptions at Wellington airport due to mist and poor conditions. Audio

9:42 AM.Biosecurity officer for Pest animals Steve Playle probably has after all his job's to exterminate Magpies for Wellington Regional Council. Audio

9:35 AM.Marfell's Beach is home away from home for people who've been coming year after year since the 1940s. Audio

9:26 AM.Dozens of young musicians have descended on Akaroa for the third annual summer festival. Audio

9:22 AM.The Linux computer software conference starts today in Wellington. Audio

9:20 AM.A British shooter has claimed New Zealand's oldest sporting trophy, the Ballinger Belt, at the National Rifle Championships. Audio

9:17 AM.The beginning of 2010 has not delivered the best holiday weather for many around New Zealand, with much wetter and colder conditions than usual. Audio

9:13 AM.Antarctica's the coldest, driest and windiest place in the world and now the winds of the sourthern continent are being harnessed to provide electricity for New Zealand's Antarctic outpost, Scott… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.One of Auckland's main commuter rail lines is closed today because of unexpected difficulties with new signalling at the Newmarket Junction. Audio

8:58 AM.The German government is advising internet users to avoid using Internet Explorer to protect their computer security. Audio

8:52 AM.Sodom and Gomorrah, Devil's Punchbowl, Devil's Armchair, Devil's Staircase, Paradise, Paradise Flat, Purgatory, Bible Terrace, Hiruharama, Epiha, Kenana, Canaan Downs: with Peter Dowling, revising… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.Officials say this could affect Prince William's arrival in capital to open the new Supreme Court. Audio

8:47 AM.Time now for a look at what happening in the world of biking, with Kieran Turner, the CEO of Bike New Zealand. Audio

8:45 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

8:44 AM.There's been another attack on a person of Indian descent in Australia. Audio

8:42 AM.The All Whites will get just one warm-up match before June's Fifa Football World Cup in South Africa. Audio

8:40 AM.Conservation officials hope to find out today what's been killing dozens and dozens of little blue penguins on the North Island's west coast. Audio

8:28 AM.New Zealander Anna Paquin is the hot tip to win best actress in a television drama at the Golden Globes today in Hollywood. Audio

8:25 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:20 AM.Prince William is due to arrive in Wellington this morning where he will open the Supreme Court. Audio

8:16 AM.Residents of a West Coast town say a proposed gold mine in their area could unearth harmful toxic waste. Audio

8:10 AM.The rescue operation in Haiti is into its fifth day and hopes are beginning to fade of finding many more earthquake survivors under the rubble. Audio

7:54 AM.The Nelson Lakes National Park area is being beseiged by an invasion of mice. Audio

7:51 AM.Hawke's Bay pensioner Barney Huriwaka woke up this morning in his virtually windowless home because the windows were smashed in a vandalism attack at the weekend. Audio

7:47 AM.The first tennis grand slam of the year, the Australian Open, gets underway in Melbourne today. Audio

7:45 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

7:42 AM.New Zealand Cricket has taken the unusual step of asking teams taking part in the Under 19 World Cup to hand in their passports for the duration of the tournament. Audio

7:40 AM.Campers caught in floodwaters in south Wairarapa at the weekend are asking why they weren't warned of the dangers. Audio

7:28 AM.Ninety mile beach may be given a new name under a tentative agreement between the crown and five Far North Iwi to settle historic treaty claims. Audio

7:25 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:18 AM.In Iraq, the man dubbed 'Chemical Ali' has been sentenced to death for ordering the gassing of 5000 Kurds in the town of Halabja in 1988. Audio

7:15 AM.It's down to business today for Prince William on the second day of his first official overseas visit. Audio

7:10 AM.In Haiti, aid is finally beginning to reach earthquake survivors but only in trickles - and incidents of looting and violence are on the rise. Audio

7:00 AM.Aid bottleneck in Haiti leads to fights over water and food, First Royal tour will test Prince William, In Iraq, the man dubbed 'Chemical Ali' is sentenced to death. Audio