Summer Report for Thursday 16 January 2014

8:52 AM.If you've ever missed a moment with your digital camera, or wasted hours trying capture a special moment a new invention from a group of new Zealanders could be just what you're looking for. Audio

8:48 AM.A report into the health and social needs of Chatham Islanders has found that they lack respite care and live in poor quality housing. Audio

8:43 AM.An Australian paediatrician says the Conservative Party Leader Colin Craig is wrong to look to Australia for a model for child smacking laws. Audio

8:39 AM.President Obama is to issue new guidelines later this week to curtail government surveillance, but is not expected to embrace the most far-reaching proposals of his own advisers. Audio

8:35 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

8:28 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:24 AM.The police prosecutor convicted for using drugs, including methamphetamine, is warning others about use of the drug. Audio

8:18 AM.A British man has been arrested at the Australian Open in Melbourne for courtside gambling. Audio

8:12 AM.WikiLeaks has revealed more details exposing the secret US-Pacific trade negotiations - this time about its highly contentious environmental chapter. Audio

8:09 AM.A man and two children are dead after a shooting at a Dunedin house last night, in what appears to be a domestic incident. Audio

7:53 AM.Vinyl records might seem like strictly historical items these days, but the large black discs have been making a steady comeback in recent years, proof that good things never die. Audio

7:50 AM.An Auckland University economist says the Government hasn't yet proved its social welfare reforms are working, despite a new report that showing a significant drop in the forecast cost of… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.An Auckland community's received a stay of execution after a surprise change-of-heart by Auckland Transport and the Transport Agency. Audio

7:42 AM.The Department of Conservation says the eight whales it's been trying to refloat at Farewell Spit, have restranded and they will now have to be euthanaised. Audio

7:38 AM.Electoral law experts say a Wellington man's attempt to privately prosecute the Auckland Mayor, Len Brown, is likely to falter at the first hurdle. Audio

7:35 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

7:33 AM.With Dan Corbett from the Met Service. Audio

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

7:21 AM.Emergency workers from Oxfam New Zealand have started assessing the damage from the category five storm that devastated Tonga over the weekend. Audio

7:17 AM.The internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom hasn't launched his new political party yet, but he's already recruited a key member. Audio

7:13 AM.WikiLeaks has exposed new details about trade talks between the United States, New Zealand and 10 other Pacific Rim nations that show deep rifts over environmental policy. Audio

7:09 AM.A father and two children are dead after a shooting in Dunedin last night. Audio

7:00 AM.A father and two children are dead after a shooting overnight in Dunedin. The US tries to scale back environmental protections in the TPP acording to new leaked documents and Kim Dotcom attracts some… Read more Audio