Summer Report for Wednesday 7 January 2015

8:59 AM.A British war veteran who left his care home to attend last year's 70th anniversary D-Day events in France has died - months before he hoped to return to Normandy's beaches. Audio

8:51 AM.A community organisation set up to tackle the rising number of young people in gangs and committing crimes is growing. Audio

8:41 AM.Two and a half years after some of the most badly earthquake damaged parts of Christchurch started getting cleared of residential homes, half a dozen businesses are still trying to make a go in the… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Its slimy, dirty, slippery and dangerous and you've been trying to ignore it all winter, but I'm afraid the time has come. Read more Audio

8:35 AM.Move to Wellington and become a consultant -- at least that's what one online recruitment site's new data shows will put more money in your pocket this year. Audio

8:26 AM.Parliament is about to begin a review of the security and intelligence agencies in 2015, following rushed law changes which clamp down on so called freedom fighters. Audio

8:21 AM.Supporters and opponents of a group campaigning against what it sees as the expansion of Islam in Europe have held rival rallies across Germany. Audio

8:17 AM.A record breaking, eight hour partnership by Kane Williamson and BJ Watling has all but saved the second cricket test against Sri Lanka at the Basin Reserve. Audio

8:14 AM.Fire investigators In Invercargill are heading back today to the site of a fierce blaze at a car wreckers yard. Audio

8:09 AM.A global drop in oil prices has consumers racing to the petrol pump, and investors eager to sell off stocks. Audio

7:55 AM.Chances are if you're on holiday this summer you may spend some time browsing a local outdoor market. Audio

7:52 AM.The former Warriors player, Russell Packer, is considering a return to top level rugby league, just a week after being released from a New South Wales jail. Audio

7:50 AM.Police in Wanaka says it's likely a missing Wellington man in Mount Aspiring National Park has drowned. Audio

7:45 AM.Commentators and experts are questioning the need for Vodafone to raise its prices. Audio

7:41 AM.Short supply and voracious demand have pushed average house prices in Auckland to an all-time high. Audio

7:29 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:23 AM.Police say the fire at Pines Beach, Kaiapoi, on Monday that threatened 40 homes is suspicious. Audio

7:20 AM.Japan is sending its whaling boats back to the Antarctic tomorrow for what they are describing as non-lethal scientific research. Audio

7:16 AM.It was a day of records at the Basin Reserve yesterday, as Kane Williamson and BJ Watling batted together for eight hours to save the second cricket test against Sri Lanka Audio

7:12 AM.In New Zealand, the benchmark top 50 index dropped about half a percent yesterday. Audio

7:09 AM.Tumbling oil prices and jitters about Greek elections have prompted a slide in the global markets in the first days of new year trading. Audio

7:00 AM.Oil prices fall to a five and a half year low. Kane Williamson on a record breaking day at the cricket and Japanese whalers head back to the Antarctic. Audio