Summer Report for Thursday 14 January 2010

9:54 AM.With the government promising to turn the aquaculture industry into a billion dollar industry, we thought it prudent to take a bit of a closer look at one of the main"crops"- as it were - the Green… Read more Audio

9:47 AM.The plane, understood to be an Air Force training craft, came down on Crown land next to the farm of Hugh Dalrymple. Audio

9:40 AM.Rowna takes us down the Ripiro Coast of Northland. Audio

9:35 AM.In the past New Zealand doctors have been quick to respond to calls for help in such disasters. Audio

9:30 AM.Kaikōura, Taupō, Hahei, Kaiteretere: with Peter Dowling, revising editor of AW Reed's 'Place Names of New Zealand'. Audio

9:27 AM.Ambulance services say they attended a crash site at Santoft west of Bulls in the Rangitikei District at 8.20 this morning. Audio

9:21 AM.New Zealand is known for its sheep and dairy industries but seldom are the two but they're rarely connected. Audio

9:15 AM.The four day event which is in its twelfth year promises to be bigger and brighter than ever before. Audio

8:56 AM.The countdown is on for next month's Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Audio

8:51 AM.The Cicada. Audio

8:49 AM.Time now for a look at what happening in the world of surfing with Doug Young. Audio

8:45 AM.The Government has given the go ahead for American company Interorbital Systems to launch a rocket for a commercial venture which includes developing a Tsunami satellite programme. Audio

8:41 AM.The Whangarei Returned and Services Association says its members are in uproar after the way the RSA is run was likened to the operations of New Zealand's first cannabis club. Audio

8:38 AM.A survey is about to begin to find out just how rare Maui's dolphins are. Audio

8:35 AM.Visitors to Australia's Sunshine and Gold coasts could soon be forced to stay on the sand as poisonous irukandji and box jellyfish move south. Audio

8:31 AM.The Health Ministry is set to review treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder after moves by Australian authorities to move away from medication as the main treatment. Audio

8:26 AM.Just two months before the next wave of swine flu is expected to hit New Zealand, the Council of Europe's health chief Wolfgang Wodarg is claiming that swine flu is a"false pandemic"pushed by drug… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.Sports headlines from the RNZ sports team. Audio

8:20 AM.The Secretary of State will have meetings with the Prime Minister John Key, which will also focus on trade and Pacific issues. Audio

8:16 AM.Aid agencies scrambling to get help into Haiti are being hampered by severely disrupted communications and damaged infrastructure. Audio

8:10 AM.The three children who are New Zealand citizens and their father, a Haitian, were in the Port Au Prince hotel where they live when the quake struck. Audio

7:56 AM.We head to the top of New Zealand's longest glacier, the Tasman on the east side of Mount Cook. Audio

7:48 AM.The little nown Pencarrow Lakes south of the Wellington suburb of Eastbourne are said to be the most natural low and lagoons in the country. Audio

7:43 AM.Sweltering temperatures and a lack of rain in parts of the country has led to water restrictions until the end of February. Audio

7:37 AM.The internet giant Google is threatening to pull out of China, saying it can't cope with the country's censorship. Audio

7:37 AM.Newmarket's new $35 million rail station will officially open later today, boosting business and enabling shoppers to get from Queen Street to Newmarket in just 10 minutes. Audio

7:27 AM.The United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, arrives in Auckland tomorrow for a two-day visit which will focus on trade, security and the Pacific. Audio

7:25 AM.Sports headlines from the RNZ sports team. Audio

7:21 AM.A Jordanian New Zealander who has been jailed in Lebanon has been visited by officials and is said to be safe and well. Audio

7:18 AM.Louis Ballinger from aid agency, Oxfam, is heading to Port au Prince after arriving Santa Domingo in the neighbouring Dominican Republic. Audio

7:17 AM.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Emma Reilly. Audio

7:10 AM.Three young children who are New Zealand citizens and their father are believed to be trapped under rubble after the earthquake in Haiti. Audio

7:00 AM.Four New Zealander's are among the thousands missing after a severe earthquake in Haiti. Audio