Summer Report for Friday 3 January 2014

8:54 AM.The summer's a far cry from the snow and ice which dominated actor Chad Moffitt's year. Audio

8:47 AM.Cats have been getting some bad press after being slated by entrepreneur and conservationist Gareth Morgan, who really made the fur fly with his assertion that cats are 'natural born killers' causing… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.We are just receiving reports of a New Zealander having been shot in Libya. Audio

8:38 AM.Lynn Freeman finds out how the money will be used and what the tourists think about it. Audio

8:33 AM.A project is under way to investigate how and why young girls use violence. Audio

8:26 AM.Some news just in on the conditions of those injured in the van crash at Te Haroto yesterday. Audio

8:26 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:22 AM.Politicians from ethnic backgrounds are urging Parliament to do more to ensure the voices of their communities are heard. Audio

8:16 AM.Heatwaves are hitting Central and southern Australia, with some towns registering near-record temperatures in the high 40s. Audio

8:13 AM.The organiser of the Australian hip-hop competition linked to a measles outbreak here, says a contestant from Asia spread the disease but he didn't have any obvious symptoms at the time. Audio

8:09 AM.Passengers from a ship that has been stuck in Antarctic ice since Christmas Eve have been airlifted to safety in a five-hour rescue mission. Audio

7:46 AM.Trampers visiting the Abel Tasman national park this summer will be greeted by a warden each night as they make themselves at home in one of the many Department of Conservation-operated huts within… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.Marijuana retailers in Colarado say business has been booming since a law change came into effect on January the 1st allowing the sale of pot to anyone over the age of 21. Audio

7:33 AM.The United States Secretary of State John Kerry has travelled to the Middle East to broker ongoing peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine. Audio

7:31 AM.With Dan Corbett from the Met Service. Audio

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

7:19 AM.Police are concerned the man who sexually attacked a six-year-old girl in West Auckland may strike again. Audio

7:14 AM.The Labour Party says it will look into setting up an independent body to investigate possible miscarriages of justice if it is elected to government this year. Audio

7:12 AM.A dramatic rescue operation is underway at Godley Head in Christchurch to try to save two kayakers who went missing yesterday afternoon. Audio

7:09 AM.Rescuers have now transferred all 52 passengers stranded on the ice-bound research vessel. Audio

7:00 AM.The passengers on board the stranded ship in the Antarctic are rescued. The latest on the police investigation into a sexual assault on a six year old girl and a bid to rescue two kayakers who spent… Read more Audio