Summer Report for Thursday 29 December 2011

8:56 AM.Trillions of fat-eating bugs have been unleashed to unclog the sewers of Yorkshire. Audio

8:47 AM.Our reporter Georgina Ball visited Auckland personal trainer and nutrionist Jonothan Andrews to get the low down on how to make sure that happens. Audio

8:43 AM.The year's almost up, will it be remembered as a great year for movies? Audio

8:38 AM.The crib that was home to the Maori poet, Hone Tuwhare, is being put on the market - and possibly out of reach of a charitable trust trying to raise the money to buy it. Audio

8:34 AM.We are joined by the editor of the Coromandel Peninsula Post, Shenagh Gleeson. Audio

8:33 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:28 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:26 AM.Joining us is Met Service weather forecaster Paul Mallinson. Audio

8:22 AM.The Sydney to Hobart yacht race will be decided in a committee room after a protest was lodged against provisional line honours winner Investec Loyal. Audio

8:18 AM.Occupy Auckland protesters will head to court today after disobeying an order to leave Aotea Square. Audio

8:14 AM.The rain clouds are now gathering over the Nelson-Tasman region, threatening another round of flooding for the already sodden area. Audio

8:09 AM.There's relief in Turangi after the police arrested a teenage boy over the brutal attack on a five-year-old girl at a local holiday park. Audio

7:56 AM.Science commentator Peter Griffin discusses new research about the moon. Audio

7:46 AM.Ruth Pretty's prepared food for movie stars and film premieres and for royalty at the Rugby World Cup. Audio

7:43 AM.The authorities in Syria say they have freed more than seven-hundred-and-fifty prisoners involved in anti-government protests. Audio

7:40 AM.Bay of Plenty iwi say they will consider appealing against an Environment Court decision that allows the Tauranga Port to dredge the harbour to deepen its shipping channels. Audio

7:28 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:22 AM.The company removing containers from the stricken ship, Rena, has stopped work because of worsening weather conditions. Audio

7:19 AM.We're joined by the Nelson-Tasman Civil Defence operations controller, Jim Frater. Audio

7:16 AM.Heavy rain is expected in much of the country today including in Nelson and the Tasman District where torrential rain two weeks ago destroyed homes and isolated communities. Audio

7:13 AM.The community of Turangi has raised 13 thousand dollars for the young girl who was attacked in the town. Audio

7:10 AM.A Turangi teenager will appear in court today charged with assaulting a five-year-old girl in the town last week. Audio