Summer Report for Friday 7 January 2011

8:54 AM.Let's catch up with our Chief Coastal Entertainment analyst, Mark Cubey, who's been living without any access to wifi. Audio

8:48 AM.X-Boxes and Playstations might top many Christmas wishlists but there's a stronghold on Auckland's North Shore where the board game reigns supreme. Audio

8:43 AM.It could be time to blow the dust off the old vinyl and start belting out those power ballads because the music industry looks set to become stuck like a broken record. Audio

8:39 AM.Christchurch could soon be under city-wide water restrictions for the first time in 13 years. Audio

8:37 AM.As we just heard in sport, the top draw card for the New Zealand Womens Tennis Open, Maria Sharapova, has been knocked out of the tournament. Audio

8:33 AM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

8:25 AM.A real-life masked superhero, dressed in a black and gold Lycra suit, has been patrolling the streets of Washington in Seattle in the hope of stopping crime. Audio

8:22 AM.The French car-maker Renault says it may be the victim of industrial espionage. Audio

8:18 AM.The Hospitality Association says the rise in the minimum wage is putting employers off hiring young people - and that's one reason for the increase in youth unemployment. Audio

8:15 AM.The three big companies involved in last year's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico have defended themselves against the latest criticism of their handling of the disaster. Audio

8:09 AM.News that more than 50 West Coast miners are taking up jobs in Australia has come as another blow to the region, which is still coming to terms with the Pike River disaster. Audio

7:56 AM.What's being billed as New Zealand's first big fat Indian wedding is underway in Auckland, with the nuptials set to take place in the most lavish of settings later today. Audio

7:51 AM.We are joined by our sci-tech commentator, Peter Griffin, who's currently at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Audio

7:47 AM.Time to check out what one of the regional daily papers is covering this summer. Today we are joined by the editor of the Southland Times, Fred Tulett Audio

7:43 AM.Householders can expect to pay more at the supermarket as global food prices hit record highs. Audio

7:39 AM.The charity organisation, Oxfam, has released a damning report of disaster relief in Haiti - saying efforts have been paralysed by a lack of leadership from the Haitian government and the… Read more Audio

7:33 AM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

7:29 AM.Time to talk about the all-important weather, joining us is the Met Service's weather ambassador Bob McDavitt. Audio

7:25 AM.The traditional New Zealand camping holiday is as popular as ever with motorcamp sites around the country full up and turning people away. Audio

7:21 AM.Three of Pakistan's star cricket players are defending themselves at an anti-corruption hearing in Doha which started overnight. Audio

7:17 AM.Listening to that is the national secretary of the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing union, Andrew Little. Audio

7:14 AM.Efforts to create jobs for coal miners made redundant from Pike River have proved too slow for some, with more than 50 men taking jobs in Australian mines. Audio

7:10 AM.The company which runs the Maui gas field off the South Taranaki coast has high hopes for a new exploration well in the area - the first in a decade. Audio

7:00 AM.High hopes for a new gas exploration well off the Maui coast. The Pike River miners start heading for Australia and Crickets anti-corruption tribunal involving three Pakistani players starts in Doha. Audio