Summer Report for Tuesday 7 January 2014

8:52 AM.Oamaru is on the rise as a tourism destination and that's being helped by a luxury lodge in one of New Zealand's grandest old houses. Audio

8:48 AM.In New Zealand the likes of the police, firefighters, nurses and doctors all have organisations who speak on their behalf, and advocate for better wages and conditions. Audio

8:43 AM.A New Zealand woman who says she has spent tens of thousands of dollars fighting the international brand Tom Tom over its trade name says she will not back down. Audio

8:39 AM.The government wants 85 percent of 18 year-olds to have at least level two of the NCEA by 20-17. Audio

8:34 AM.Liz Cheney, the daughter of the former US Vice-President Dick Cheney, has ended her run for a US senate seat, citing a family health crisis. Audio

8:33 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

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

8:23 AM.The crown research institute, GNS, says the threat posed by a wall of water behind a natural dam on South Westland's Dart River, has now subsided. Audio

8:18 AM.The New Zealand teenager injured during a night out in Sydney is recovering but remains in hosptial. Audio

8:13 AM.The search resumes today for the body of a man missing near the mouth of the Hutt River. Audio

8:09 AM.The Foreign Affairs Minister is hopeful further diploamtic talks may lead to the Japanese ending their whaling programme in the Southern Ocean. Audio

7:52 AM.The Chatham Islands have an abundance of great food, from crayfish to mutton, and the wild larder is no exception. Audio

7:49 AM.The union representing maritime workers says the latest accident at Lyttelton Port in Christchurch could have been avoided with proper safety standards and better training for workers. Audio

7:44 AM.There have still been no arrests made over the killing of a New Zealand woman and British man in Libya. Audio

7:40 AM.A senior Department of Conservation ranger is standing by the decision to put down whales stranded near Farewell Spit at the top of the South Island. Audio

7:38 AM.A report on Zespri's role in a kiwifruit smuggling scam in China has been released - without details of the scam. Audio

7:34 AM.The former Warriors rugby league player, Russell Packer, has been sentenced to two years in jail for an assault on a man in Sydney last year. Audio

7:32 AM.With Dan Corbett from the Met Service. Audio

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

7:17 AM.The girl who is thought to be the sister of a prominent Taliban commander was detained at a police border post in Helmand province before she could detonate the suicide vest she was wearing. Audio

7:12 AM.Last year New Zealand and Australia took a case to stop whaling in the Southern Ocean before the International Court of Justice in the Hague. Audio

7:09 AM.The New Zealand and Australian Governments are facing renewed pressure to act on Japanese whaling in Antarctic waters after activists released footage of the latest slaughter. Audio

7:00 AM.The Government is under pressure as Japanese whaling resumes. Also on Summer Report today - a child in Afghanistan is suspected of being a suicide bomber and a New Zealand rugby league player is sent… Read more Audio