Summer Report for Thursday 10 January 2013

8:56 AM.From August till February, in her spare time, Arts on Sunday presenter Lynn Freeman is part of a hardy bunch of kaka monitors at the Zealandia sanctuary in Wellington. Audio

8:47 AM.Cape Reinga at the tip of the north island has long been a must-see place for visitors to the Far North, but until recently it's been a bit of a mission to get there and a bit of a let down for anyone… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Too many New Zealanders aren't getting enough exercise. Audio

8:40 AM.Let's check out the surf conditions for today with surfer Doug Young. Audio

8:37 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:25 AM.Lyttelton Port near Christchurch is now almost three and a half hectares larger than it was before the earthquakes - as earthquake rubble is dumped in the harbour to reclaim land. Audio

8:20 AM.An asteroid measuring about 3-hundred metres across will pass by Earth today. Audio

8:16 AM.Christchurch employers struggling to fill low-skilled job vacancies say applicants are either over-qualified, or have a bad attitude. Audio

8:13 AM.Australia's unprecedented heat wave is being blamed on global warming. Audio

8:09 AM.An Earthquake Commission policy of covering over asbestos in quake-damaged Canterbury houses and not making that information publicly available, is being described as shortsighted and potentially… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.Peter Dowling talks about the German influence on our place names: Franz Josef Glacier, Agassiz Glacier, Mount Kinkel, Liebig Range, Hochstetter, Blenheim, German Bay, Ransau, Neudorf. Audio

7:46 AM.Tim goes kayak fishing at Wellington's south coast. Audio

7:43 AM.We preview tonight's Outspoken programme on the place of the Treaty of Waitangi in our constitution. Audio

7:39 AM.Kawerau community leaders are hoping industry expansion will mean the area isn't badly affected by job losses at the paper mill, Mani Dunlop reports. Audio

7:36 AM.It's a bumper time for building consents but will it be enough to meet the housing shortage, Nigel Stirling reports. 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

7:22 AM.New Zealand helicopter pilot Dave Latham tells us about battling the Tasmanian bush fires. Audio

7:14 AM.Steve Wilde reports on overnight flooding in Gore. Audio

7:09 AM.A policy of covering up asbestos in quake-damaged Canterbury houses is being condemned as shortsighted and a potential health hazard for future owners, Sophia Hesselgrave reports. Audio

7:00 AM.Criticism of a plan to leave asbestos in quake damaged Christchurch homes. Flooding and lightning strikes overnight in Southland and a helicopter pilot talks to us about battling the Bush fires in… Read more Audio