Summer Report for Friday 6 January 2012

8:56 AM.With Summer madness here's Mark Cubey. Audio

8:45 AM.If cruising on the high-seas isn't your cup of tea, how about a more sedate way to enjoy open water? Audio

8:39 AM.Peter Dowling takes a look at names which have been making the news, starting with some of the suburbs in Christchurch, following the quakes: Avonside, Bexley, Dallington, New Brighton, Lyttelton… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.Debris, that's believed to be from Japan's tsunami last year has begun washing up on the coast of the United States and Canada. Audio

8:33 AM.Let's find out what's been happening in the past year in the Hutt Valley - the editor of the Hutt News Simon Edwards is with us. Audio

8:32 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:27 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:25 AM.We are joined by the Met Service weather ambassador Bob McDavitt. Audio

8:21 AM.New Zealand sportspeople suspended for doping offences will be free to go to the London Olympics this year, provided their ban is completed before the event. Audio

8:15 AM.Visitors to Kaikoura are being targeted in a series of attacks the police say are racially motivated. Audio

8:09 AM.The Maritime Union is expected to make a counter-offer to the Ports of Auckland today. Audio

7:56 AM.The Hawke's Bay Regional Council wants the public to tell them if new infestations of an invasive ant pop up. Audio

7:46 AM.The south Wairarapa town of Martinborough has cemented its name alongside Hawke's Bay and Marlborough as one of the country's premier wine-growing areas. Audio

7:43 AM.Southland is facing drought with the driest December since records began, forcing farmers to kill stock and councils to warn the fire danger is extreme. Audio

7:38 AM.Some Nelson residents have been surprised to learn they could be slapped with a 200-thousand dollar fine if they don't fix their flood-damaged homes. Audio

7:28 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:23 AM.President Obama has announced a major realignment of US defence spending and military strategy. Audio

7:21 AM.Workers at the Pike River coal mine are a step closer to putting in a second seal, that should allow the remains of the 29 miners who died there to be recovered. Audio

7:17 AM.The stranded containership, Rena, will soon be subjected to the worst sea conditions experienced in the three months that it's been stuck on Astrolabe Reef. Audio

7:13 AM.Joining us is the National President of the Maritime Union, Garry Parsloe. Audio

7:09 AM.The Maritime Union says it is making a counter-offer to the Ports of Auckland that it hopes will end the industrial dispute that's cost the port millions of dollars. Audio