Summer Report for Wednesday 10 January 2018

8:55 AM.Bugs and creepy crawlies may not be something you want to hear about over your breakfast, but Auckland Zoo is on a mission to get us all to feel a little more inclined to tiny little critters that… Read more Audio, Gallery

8:53 AM.The Road Transport Forum says the closure of the Thames Coast Road will hit the freight industry in the pocket and say it's time to future proof main arterial routes. Forum chief executive Ken Shirley… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.Questions linger about the management of pests which target Totara. Reporter John Boynton looks at the state of the trees in the Raukumara Forest Park Range Audio

8:44 AM.The Auckland Council environment committee chair Penny Hulse says people aren't respecting the rahui but formally closing the Waitakere Ranges would not be easily enforceable. Audio

8:38 AM.Tests are still being carried out in the northern town of Lae but health officials suspect whooping cough, pneumonia or malaria. Audio

8:32 AM.Bladerunner Liam Malone says winning his first medal on his late mothers birthday was the highlight of his career. Audio

8:26 AM.Commuters who dread the trek to the bus stop or ferry might find relief in a new Uber-like app about to be trialled by Auckland Transport. Audio

8:22 AM.$2.2m survey is underway to look at the patterns of recreational fishing in the North Island. Reporter Jessie Chiang went out with an interviewer checking boaties' catch. Audio

8:15 AM.Chief executive of the Whangarei District Council, Rob Forlong. Audio

8:09 AM.Sung-Yoon Lee, the assistant professor of Korean studies at Tufts University in Boston joins Summer Report to talk about where to from here for North Korea. Is North Korean leader Kim Jong-un about to… Read more Audio