Summer Report for Tuesday 1 January 2013

8:55 AM.Jean Slobbe works on in her 80s. Audio

8:42 AM.Lois Williams joins bird lovers in Ahipara. Audio

8:36 AM.David Slack on must see TV. Audio

8:33 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:27 AM.It's growing more common for people to work past the retirement age of 65. Audio

8:23 AM.Firefighters in the South Island have been busy overnight with numerous call-outs in Canterbury, Otago and Southland. Audio

8:19 AM.The stench in Whanganui mystifies locals, we speak to the city's mayor Annette Main. Audio

8:18 AM.We talk to Wellington emergency room doctor, Penny Jeffrey. Audio

8:16 AM.Juliet Larkin reports on a warm summer evening in New Plymouth. Audio

8:15 AM.Marcus Irvine joins Christchurch revellers. Audio

8:09 AM.Simon Marks with the latest on the talks to avoid the fiscal cliff. Audio

7:56 AM.Peter Dowling on how our provinces got their names. Audio

7:47 AM.Tim joins chef Simon Peacock as he cooks up a summer appetiser. Audio

7:44 AM.Steve Wilde on a wet New Years Eve in Queenstown. Audio

7:42 AM.The police tell us about their investigation into two arsons. Audio

7:37 AM.Jane Patterson reports on the debate over the rise in prescription charges. Audio

7:34 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

7:27 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:23 AM.Tributes to Mike Hopkins who died in a rafting accident, Ruth Hill reports. Audio

7:21 AM.South Canterbury duty flood control Tony Henderson on the bad weather expected to hit parts of the South Island. Audio

7:17 AM.Simon Marks reports from Washington on the latest negotiations. Audio

7:13 AM.A busy night for Auckland police, we speak to Inspector Andrew Coster. Audio

7:12 AM.Auckland sees in the New Year, Murielle Baker reports. Audio

7:10 AM.Weather mars New Year celebration in Wellington, Catherine Hutton reports. Audio

7:00 AM.Wet weather mars New Years celebrations in some parts of the country. In the US, there are no signs of a deal between the White House and Republicans as the deadline for the fiscal cliff looms and the… Read more Audio