Summer Report for Tuesday 15 January 2013

8:55 AM.As debate continues to rage about the retirement age, a Porangahau-based stock agent is proving even those well past 65 are more than able to put in a hard day's work. Audio

8:45 AM.An engineering report into the country's only castle ruins has showed they can be made safe for the public if strengthened and re-roofed, Ian Telfer's report. Audio

8:39 AM.Peter Dowling with names that suggest a return: Te Hokianga-nui-o-Kupe, Ramaroa, Hokitika, Awhitu, Cape Turnagain. Audio

8:36 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:29 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

8:22 AM.Jim Sullivan, is celebrating 50 years in radio this week. Audio

8:19 AM.Taranaki residents have had a shaky start to the year, with 18 earthquakes recorded in the region since the start of January. Audio

8:13 AM.An Australian advocate for sexual abuse victims says the extent of assaults on children will shock people when the country's big investigation of child sex-abuse in institutions starts hearings. Audio

8:09 AM.A group fighting the mothballing of the Napier to Gisbourne rail line say a new report raises questions about KiwiRail's decision, we talk to the Hawkes Bay Regional Transport Committee chairman Alan… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.The Black Caps lose again in the second test in South Afica, former national coach David Trist tries to explain why. Audio

7:46 AM.The snake pit, the mad house... call it what you will, Parliament's debating chamber is where the business end of law-making takes place. Audio

7:41 AM.The Ministry of Education is warning schools to be prepared for underpayments for the first two pay rounds of the new school year, our education correspondent John Gerritsen reports. Audio

7:36 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

7:27 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:24 AM.The families of more than 100 illegitimate mixed-race Indian children which settled quietly in New Zealand for fear of racial discrimination say they are delighted their story is finally being told… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Al-Qaeda linked Islamist rebels in Mali have seized the central town of Diabaly from government troops, our Paris correspondent Elaine Cobbe has the latest. Audio

7:13 AM.The Economic Development Minister, Steven Joyce, defends the Government's estimate of the number of jobs created by the production of the Hobbit films. Audio

7:09 AM.A review of Kiwirail's controversial decision to mothball the Napier to Gisborne railway line has found the route is economically viable, Bridget Mills reports. Audio

7:00 AM.A report into the closed Napier-Gisborne rail line finds it is economically viable. Steven Joyce defends the Government's estimate of how many jobs were created by the Hobbit movie and Islamist… Read more Audio