Summer Report for Monday 28 December 2009

9:53 AM.Despite only turning her hand to what some people consider the extreme sport of kiteboarding three years ago, Laura Adams is now New Zealand women's national kiteboarding wave champion. Audio

9:32 AM.Today, Simon starts an attempt to climb Mt Aspiring or Tititea , located in the Mount Aspiring National Park in the back and beyond behind Wanaka. Audio

9:21 AM.Search and rescue crews around the country are preparing for peak season - the summer holiday time when more people than ever get lost, or need rescuing. Audio

9:18 AM.Rotorua is playing host to a Sidecar motorcycling spectacular tonight. Audio

9:14 AM.The CEO of Auckland Racing Club, Chris Weaver joins us from the racecourse. Audio

9:11 AM.In reports just now coming out of the United States, it appears there's been another security incident on a passenger jet bound for Detroit. Audio

8:56 AM.Seatoun, Te Tūranganui-o-Kupe, Mana Island, Te Mana o Kupe ki Aotearoa, Hokianga Harbour: with Peter Dowling, revising editor of AW Reed's dictionary of New Zealand place names. Audio

8:52 AM.One of the most gruelling cycle races in the country. Audio

8:40 AM.There is much of New Zealand to be discovered out while on"holiday"off the Beaten Track. Audio

8:34 AM.Joining us today is Keiran Turner the CEO of Bike New Zealand. Audio

8:31 AM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

8:26 AM.Joining us from Maldon in Essex, England is race winner James Haskey-Jones. Audio

8:23 AM.Dozens of pilot whales that beached on the Coromandel Peninsula have safely returned to deeper waters. Audio

8:19 AM.Boxing Day sales hit more than $101,000,000 this year, up five percent on last year. Audio

8:14 AM.New Zealand yacht Alfa Romeo is poised to take line honours in the Sydney to Hobart ocean classic. Audio

8:11 AM.The United States has asked airports and airlines around the world to tighten security after the failed Christmas Day attack on a passenger jet. Audio

7:54 AM.Summer and bugs - they seem to go together. Audio

7:42 AM.In a new semi-regular segment, we're talking to"techie"Peter Griffin about the happenings in the scitech world. Audio

7:37 AM.There's good eating at this time of year at the moment with lots of great fruit and veges coming into season. Audio

7:33 AM.Three new tramping tracks will be officially opened to the public today on New Zealand's largest farm, Molesworth Station in Marlborough. Audio

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

7:22 AM.The head of New Zealand Cricket says any decision on whether a tour of Zimbabwe will go ahead or not will be made in March. Audio

7:19 AM.Police investigating a rape in central Auckland hope to speak further to the victim today. Audio

7:13 AM.The failed Christmas Day attack has prompted President Barack Obama to order wide-ranging policy reviews into aviation security. Audio

7:10 AM.Airline passengers travelling to the United States face tighter security screening after a man tried to blow up a passenger jet on a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit. Audio

7:00 AM.Tighter security on flights to the USA. President Obama orders security policy reviews. Police investigate a rape in central Auckland. Possible cricket tour to Zimbabwe. Audio