Summer Report for Tuesday 19 January 2010

9:54 AM.New Zealand's longest cave system has just got longer, after an exploration over the holiday period. Audio

9:38 AM.The Edinburgh of the south - Musselburgh, St Claire, St Kilda, Macandrew Bay: with Peter Dowling, revising editor of AW Reed's 'Place Names of New Zealand'. Audio

9:30 AM.For some New Zealand women their passion is the humble shoe and the handbag - mixing names like Jimmy Choo, Manolo Blahnik, Chanel and Valentino. Audio

9:18 AM.2009's Antarctic Youth Ambassador has dreamed of going to Antarctica since she was five years old. Audio

9:14 AM.The early childhood care provider Easy Mind has been liquidated and its South Island operation closed with the loss of around 50 full time jobs. Audio

9:12 AM.The royal visit is wrapping up with Prince William at Wellington Hospital this morning before flying out to Australia. Audio

8:52 AM.When the Goat Island Marine Reserve was created in 1975 off the coast of Leigh, north of Auckland many people said it would destroy fishing and wouldn't work. Audio

8:50 AM.The Tongariro Crossing has been billed as the best daywalk in the country - crossing the active volcanic plateau between Mount Ngarahoe and Mount Tongariro in the Central North Island. Audio

8:47 AM.Around two million United States servicemen spent time in New Zealand and other Pacific Island countries during world war two. Audio

8:44 AM.News from the business sector. Audio

8:39 AM.The science fiction epic Avatar and the comedy The Hangover scooped the top film honours at this year's Golden Globes in Los Angeles. Audio

8:36 AM.The New Zealand Aids Foundation wants Pharmac to fund a new HIV treatment now that it has been approved by Medsafe. Audio

8:31 AM.Engineers say that even if a similarly strengthened tremor hit a built up area in New Zealand the damage here would be much less than that in Haiti. Audio

8:27 AM.Aphids must be the most pervasive garden insect pests of all. As soon as any new growth appears in spring, aphids seem to materialise out of nowhere. They come in all sorts of colours and attack a… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.While Prince William has received a warm reception in New Zealand, it has been nothing like the royal visits of years gone by, when thousands of people would line the streets. It's unlikely to improve… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:20 AM.Love it or loathe it, the look of the new Supreme Court is certainly a talking point for Wellingtonians. Audio

8:14 AM.Some economists say the latest house sale figures showing fewer sales and lower prices in December should mean it will be a few months yet before interest rates start rising. Audio

8:10 AM.The United Nations is seeking extra peacekeepers to bolster security in earthquake-shattered Haiti to combat marauding looters. Some US 2,200 Marines with heavy earth-moving equipment, medical aid and… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.Fans of Phar Lap are close to breathing new life into the legacy of the great thoroughbred that died in mysterious circumstances in the United States in 1932. Audio

7:52 AM.The BBC has begun talks with New Zealand firm Metra about taking over weather forecasting on Britain's state broadcaster. Audio

7:48 AM.The mayor of Whanganui says councillors who've accepted an invitation to the local Hell's Angels motorcycle gang headquarters are providing support for criminals and their wrong doing. Audio

7:45 AM.The Corrections Association is attempting to appeal against an Employment Court judgement in favour of extending the use of double bunking in jails. Audio

7:43 AM.A quick update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

7:39 AM.Somali pirates appear to be fighting amongst themselves, only a day after releasing a Greek-flagged oil tanker when an aircraft dropped a ransom of at least five-and-a-half-million dollars in cash on… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.The main Auckland rail line that unexpectedly shut yesterday has reopened this morning after Kiwi Rail commissioned it overnight. Audio

7:28 AM.Prince William ends his three day official tour of New Zealand today with a visit to Wellington Children's Hospital. Audio

7:24 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:19 AM.Tax is back on the Government's agenda for the start of 2010 with the Tax Working Group due to release its final report tomorrow. Audio

7:14 AM.In Haiti, there have been reports in the last two hours of three aid workers being injured at the main airport in Port-au-Prince. Audio

7:10 AM.Last night's coordinated attack on the Afghan capital by Taliban insurgents is the worst in almost a year, and came as Afghan President Hamid Karzai was swearing in cabinet members. Audio

7:00 AM.UN seeks help in Haiti, Union fights to appeal double bunking decision, Police investigate incident at royal BBQ, Aids group pushes for more treatment funding, Earthquake engineering in New Zealand… Read more Audio