Summer Report for Friday 22 January 2010

9:52 AM.In the heart of Canterbury, a twenty-five minute drive from Ashburton, a retired farmer has crafted a bird oasis. Audio

9:47 AM.We talk with Entomologist, Allen Heath. Audio

9:43 AM.The Elbow, Hicksville, Insolvency Court: with Peter Dowling, revising editor of AW Reed's 'Place Names of New Zealand'. Audio

9:31 AM.Spare a thought for the many who haven't had the luck of enjoying the start of summer, and have been busily working right through the holiday period. Kim Baker Wilson visited some of those, who've… Read more Audio

9:28 AM.The Auckland Regional Council runs many camp sites in their area including one at the Tapapakanga Regional Park on the back road between Auckland and Thames. Camp host Jim Rollisen has been staying… Read more Audio

9:27 AM.Nic Harrison is here to tell us more. Audio

9:25 AM.To tell us more I'm joined by Leesa Tilley. Audio

9:22 AM.Prince William has upstaged the stars of tennis at the Australian Open. Audio

9:17 AM.There's optimism sales of new vehicles will rebound slightly this year following a horror 2009, in which sales plummeted by 28%. Audio

9:14 AM.A split appears to be emerging between the United States and Pakistan over fighting the Taliban. Audio

9:09 AM.We're joined now by the chair of Massey University's Real Estate Analysis Unit, Professor Bob Hargreaves, along with Peter McDonald , the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand president . Audio

8:53 AM.Technology news with Peter Griffin. Audio

8:51 AM.A long standing import ban has kept New Zealand winemakers out of the lucrative European market. Audio

8:47 AM.A government funded programme for underprivileged children has had its first intake this summer, with activities including rugby, boxing, tennis and hip hop. Audio

8:44 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

8:40 AM.Earthlike planets could be found and studied by space probes as early as the 2020s, according to Nasa scientist, Dr Jack Lissauers. Audio

8:38 AM.Canterbury's Medical Officer of Health is calling for masks to be provided with potting mix after ten cases of legionnaires disease in the region since November. Audio

8:35 AM.Joining us now Terence O'Brien, a former top diplomat and international relations specialist . Audio

8:32 AM.Fiji's decision to send a senior military figure as its representative to New Zealand has been met with stiff criticism. Audio

8:27 AM.Fashionistas are set to be the next victims of continuing straitened financial times. Audio

8:22 AM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

8:19 AM.The former Reserve Bank Governor and National Party leader Don Brash is welcoming proposed changes to the tax system, even though they are less radical than plans he put to the Government last year. Audio

8:17 AM.The Maori Party says its arrangements for attending Ratana Pa this year send a message that is an independent political movement. Audio

8:14 AM.The Editor of the Dominion Post, Bernadette Courtney joins us now. Audio

8:10 AM.Defence force officals are expected to meet with managers from the New Zealand Herald newspaper to discuss the publication of a photo showing two New Zealand SAS soldiers on deployment in… Read more Audio

7:57 AM.Former All White Stu Jacobs paid a heavy price after stepping in to help a man and his dog being attacked by a bull mastiff. Audio

7:53 AM.Maori businesses and the Maori Party are criticising a proposed land tax, saying Maori would be hit especially hard. Audio

7:50 AM.Questions about whether New Zealand's rules on company registration are too lax and are being exploited by fraudsters have prompted the Commerce Minister Simon Power to call for a review. Audio

7:48 AM.For an update on the markets we're joined by Keith Ferguson, an investment adviser with Craigs Investment Partners based in Wellington. Audio

7:45 AM.United States President Barack Obama has proposed plans to limit the size of American banks. Audio

7:40 AM.The publication of photos of New Zealand SAS troops in Afghanistan and the use of biblical references on rifle sights is causing issue for the Defence Force. Audio

7:29 AM.Seventy five thousand Haitians have been buried in mass graves amid fears the earthquake death toll could be more than double that number. Audio

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

7:21 AM.The Maori Party says its arrival at this year's Ratana celebrations will send a message that despite being part of the Government, it's still independent of National. Audio

7:19 AM.Both the police and Waikato District Health Board say they will investigate an incident which has resulted in a mental health patient being charged with murder. Audio

7:14 AM.The SAS photograph issue comes at the same time as references to biblical passages are being discovered in the form of codes inscribed on gunsights used by New Zealand soldiers in Afghanistan. Audio

7:10 AM.New Zealand Defence forces in Afghanistan are today dealing with two difficult issues, the publication of a photograph of SAS troops in Kabul and references to biblical passages discovered on… Read more Audio

7:00 AM.A french photographer defends photographing two New Zealand SAS servicemen on patrol in Kabul. Seventy five thousand Haitians are buried in a mass grave and the Maori Party says it wants to challenge… Read more Audio