Summer Report for Thursday 9 January 2014

8:52 AM.Piano technician and tuner, Glenn Easley has prepared pianos for many thousands of concerts and recordings in his 25-year career. Audio

8:47 AM.Hamilton man Michael Morton was just expecting to spend a day with his Dad watching the Black Caps take on the West Indies yesterday. Audio

8:41 AM.German prosecutors have charged an eighty-eight-year-old man over a notorious Nazi massacre in a French village during the Second World War. Audio

8:38 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

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

8:25 AM.An inquest in London into the death of Mark Duggan, the man whose shooting by police sparked riots across England in 2011, has concluded that it was a lawful killing. Audio

8:22 AM.Auckland house prices are continuing to reach record highs with the average price of houses sold in the city now topping $700,000. Audio

8:15 AM.The Christchurch City Council says work is already underway to prevent flooding in low lying suburbs, after a new report warned some areas could end up under water. Audio

8:10 AM.Charges may be laid over an online video which shows a young boy, allegedly drunk, in a skate park in Hamilton. Audio

7:52 AM.Now, diving for kaimoana is a staple of New Zealand life, but what about foraging for a whole meal? Audio

7:48 AM.The West Indies have thrashed the Black Caps in the final One Day International in Hamilton, levelling the series at 2 all. Audio

7:44 AM.From this month some patients with a particularly lethal cancer will have better access to a new class of medicines that can prolong life. Audio

7:39 AM.Staying with the weather - After days of ice, snow, and sub zero temperatures the United States is starting to thaw out, but the polar vortex is still causing major problems in several places. Audio

7:37 AM.With Dan Corbett from the Met Service. Audio

7:33 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:24 AM.The former US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates has written a book strongly criticising President Barack Obama's handling of the war in Afghanistan. Audio

7:17 AM.The Insurance Council says if nothing is done to deal with the threat of rising sea levels some properties could become uninsurable. Audio

7:14 AM.Christchurch residents whose houses have sunk since the earthquakes want to know who will pay to raise and remediate their land to prevent flood risk. Audio

7:10 AM.A video showing a child drinking alcohol has prompted police to launch an investigation into an incident in a Hamilton Park. Audio

7:00 AM.An investigation is launched into a video showing a drunk nine-year-old boy. Christchurch residents ask who will pay for flood protetction as a report forecasts low lying suburbs will be submerged in… Read more Audio