Summer Report for Friday 14 January 2011

8:55 AM.Harry Potter is taking on Mickey Mouse in the battle for the theme park dollar. Audio

8:52 AM.America's top ranking military officer says he's concerned about why China's military is focusing some of its emerging hi-tech capabilities on the United States. Audio

8:48 AM.Property analysts predict house values will continue to slide, following another gloomy year across most of the country. Audio

8:46 AM.The Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, could be ordered to stand trial for tax fraud and embezzlement charges, after judges ammended a law that temporarily shielded him from prosecution. Audio

8:43 AM.Now every day we speak to an editor of a newspaper and I'm joined by Venkat Raman, he's the editor of the fortnightly newspaper Indian Newslink. Audio

8:40 AM.Conservation advocates fear the end of birdsong because of a rapid decline in unprotected native birds in this country. Audio

8:38 AM.Islands in the east of New Caledonia have been hit by a magnitude 7 earthquake, just as the area is on full alert for Cyclone Vania. Audio

8:35 AM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

8:28 AM.The New Zealand Red Cross team who will help co-ordinate aid in flood-devastated Queensland will arrive there today. Audio

8:24 AM.The death toll from the flooding in Queensland still stands at 15. Audio

8:21 AM.The Anglican minister in Runanga, Tim Mora, has been involved in the district's response to the disaster, and is a trustee of the The Pike River Miners' Relief Fund. Audio

8:18 AM.The prime minister, John Key, is being accused of going back on his word following news that the effort to recover the remains of the 29 Pike River miners has been abandoned. Audio

8:14 AM.The Grey District Mayor, Tony Kokshoorn, says the families have been through eight weeks of hell, and now the police announcement last night has left them in limbo. Audio

8:09 AM.The families of the men who died in the Pike River Coal Mine are angry the police are ending their recovery operation. Audio

7:55 AM.Search and rescue organisations say making the families of missing people pay for call outs that are not genuine, could mean fewer people ask for help in genuine cases. Audio

7:46 AM.Returning now to the police decision to halt their Pike River Coal Mine recovery operation. Audio

7:44 AM.At least 375 people have died in Southern Brazil after severe flooding and mudslides near the city of Rio de Janeiro. Audio

7:40 AM.In Queensland, thousands of people have been forced to abandon their homes as they've been inundated with flood-waters. Audio

7:36 AM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

7:33 AM.Time to talk about the all-important weather, joining us is the Met Service's weather ambassador, Bob McDavitt. Audio

7:27 AM.Flood-besieged Brisbane locals have been told to brace themselves for a long and arduous recovery that could take months, or even years, to complete. Audio

7:24 AM.Despite the decision to end the recovery operation at the Pike River mine, some of the experts brought in as advisors still believe there is a chance such an operation would actually succeed. Audio

7:20 AM.Our reporter Geoff Moffett is in Greymouth and joins us. Audio

7:09 AM.The Prime Minister is being accused of going back on his word following news the police are planning to halt the Pike River Coal Mine recovery operation. Audio

7:00 AM.Police Commissoner Howard Broad has announced their decision to end their work at the Pike River Mine. We'll talk to the police, to the families of the miners, to the receiver of the mine company -… Read more Audio