Summer Report for Monday 2 January 2012

8:55 AM.Let's join our Summer Madness correspondent Mark Cubey. Audio

8:47 AM.Seventy kilometres over at least three days - the Queen Charlotte Track is one of the big drawcards, for locals and tourists alike, of the Marlborough Sounds. Audio

8:43 AM.Sonny Bill Williams seems set to change codes, and countries, again. Audio

8:40 AM.New Zealanders throughout the country were recognised in the New Year Honours List, with one of the country's most influential artists taking the highest honour. Audio

8:38 AM.We are joined by the chief reporter at the Taranaki Daily News, Rob Maetzig. Audio

8:36 AM.We're joined by Met Service weather forecaster John Crouch. Audio

8:31 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:24 AM.The official number of people killed on New Zealand roads this year has climbed to 17. Audio

8:21 AM.The worst of the bad weather seems to be easing for much of the country, but flooding is keeping some roads closed in the North Island. Audio

8:19 AM.Alistair Wilson was driving around the city delivering papers this morning when the series of quakes struck. Audio

8:12 AM.We're joined by the Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker. Audio

8:09 AM.A series of ten aftershocks have been ratting Christchurch this morning, with the biggest of five-point-five magnitude being widely felt just over two hours ago. Audio

7:56 AM.We're joined by our science commentator Peter Griffin. Audio

7:45 AM.One half of Wellington's Logan Brown restaurant, Al Brown's now an established chef, on and off screen, has written several cookbooks and recently opened Depot in Auckland's Sky City. Audio

7:40 AM.AUT's Centre for Tobacco Control Research is pushing for more tax hikes on cigarettes, despite its own research showing only three per cent of Maori and Pacific island smokers have permanently given… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.Let's return to the situation in Christchurch where there have been nine earthquakes this morning, cutting power to 10 thousand homes. Audio

7:29 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:24 AM.Heavy seas off the coast of Tauranga have forced open a massive crack in the stranded container ship, Rena. Audio

7:22 AM.With us is the rivers and drainage manager at the Bay of Plenty Regional Council, Ken Tarboton. Audio

7:19 AM.Bad weather has led to holiday chaos, with slips and flooding closing roads in the North Island and turning some camping areas to fields of mud. Audio

7:15 AM.University of Canterbury geologist Dr Mark Quigley joins us. Audio

7:10 AM.Christchurch has been rattled by a series of earthquakes with the latest measuring 5.5 on the richter scale. Audio