Summer Report for Monday 31 December 2012

8:46 AM.Lorna Perry visits a historic home in Tauranga. Audio

8:43 AM.We hear about a new record for naked swimmers. Audio

8:37 AM.Movie reviewer Sarah Watt on the best movies of the year. Audio

8:34 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:25 AM.Today marks the last day that New Zealand is tied to any formal commitment to cut greenhouse gas emissions under the Kyoto Protocol. Audio

8:22 AM.The Indian woman who died after being gang-raped has been cremated. Audio

8:19 AM.Authorities prepare for New Year celebrations, Marcus Irvine reports. Audio

8:14 AM.Sir Robert Harvey talks about his New Years honour. Audio

8:09 AM.Dame Wendy Pye talks about her business career. Audio

7:56 AM.Peter Griffin talks about the new super computer and other tech stories. Audio

7:45 AM.Marlborough chef Chris Fortune cooks crepes with Caitlin. Audio

7:42 AM.Ruth Hill reports on the spate of attacks on animals. Audio

7:36 AM.Philanthropist Sir Owen Glenn talks to Caitlin about his knighthood. Audio

7:35 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

7:26 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:21 AM.To the US now, where President Obama has slammed his Republican opposition for the looming "fiscal cliff" crisis. Audio

7:17 AM.Sir Mark Todd speaks to us from France. Audio

7:14 AM.Jared Berends of World Vision speaks to us from the Solomon Islands about the damage from Cyclone Freda. Audio

7:09 AM.Seven knights and two dames in New Years Honours list, Catherine Hutton reports. Audio

7:00 AM.Equestrian Mark Todd and broadcaster Paul Holmes top the list of New Years Honours. Emergency services in Solomon Islands assess the damage caused by tropical cyclone Freda and President Obama… Read more Audio