Summer Report for Monday 14 January 2013

8:46 AM.Nick Butcher meets some interesting people while hitch-hiking to Palmesrton North. Audio

8:42 AM.Beachgoers seeking some relief from heat, are having to share the water with jellyfish and junk in some parts of Auckland, Astrid Gjerde reports. Audio

8:37 AM.Sarah Watt talks to us about the Oscar nominations. Audio

8:34 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:26 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

8:20 AM.The police say the fatal shooting of a teenager in Auckland over the weekend is a tragic reminder that air guns can be just as lethal as fire arms if they're not used carefully. Audio

8:16 AM.Residents of northern New South Wales have been evacuated, as bushfires threaten more homes. Audio

8:09 AM.The Kawhia community is shocked by the attack on a police officer, community board chairman Hano Ormsby talks to us. Audio

7:49 AM.Chris Bramwell takes us behind the scenes at Parliament to show us how the laws get made. Audio

7:45 AM.The 80 million dollar national cycle is under review, the trail's programme manager John Dunn, speaks to us. Audio

7:40 AM.Charles Arthur from the Guardian on the remarkable, but cut short, life of internet activist Aaron Swartz. Audio

7:38 AM.Fire crews in Canterbury have spent the night monitoring hotspots after extinguishing a flare-up at the site of one of last week's scrub fires, the Fire Service's Brent Dunn gives us the latest. Audio

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

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

7:23 AM.Caravan owners launch a legal challenge to a freedom camping bylaw implemented by the Westland District Council, Mani Dunlop reports. Audio

7:18 AM.South African cricket commentator Neil Manthorp talks to us about another disastrous day for the Black Caps. Audio

7:13 AM.The Police Association calls for more to be done to protect police oficers in sole-charge stations, Craig McCulloch reports. Audio

7:09 AM.The police say they expect to make more arrests over the pack attack on a 40-year-old Featherston man. Audio

7:00 AM.More arrests may be made over the pack attack on a Featherston man. There are calls for more to be done to protect police officers in sole-charge stations and freedom campers challenge a bylaw… Read more Audio