Summer Report for Friday 27 December 2013

8:55 AM.Music festivals are gearing up and one of the bands that's a fixture on lineups this summer is The Phoenix Foundation. Audio

8:46 AM.The country's most active volcano, White Island, roared back into life last year, after a brief lull and has been rumbling away on and off ever since. Audio

8:38 AM.Have you stuffed yourself silly with turkey and pavlova this week? And is your New Year resoloution to drop a few kilos? Well here's some food for thought. Audio

8:34 AM.Let's go to the movies with film reviewer Sarah Watt. Audio

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

8:24 AM.In the opening One Day match of the series, The Black Caps were unable to back up their fine test performances losing to the West Indies by two wickets at Eden Park last night. Audio

8:21 AM.The public's health watchdog says district health boards and other health providers must ensure they listen to and learn from complaints. Audio

8:18 AM.Half a million homes in North America have been without power and some have been cut off for five days. Audio

8:17 AM.We were reporting earlier about the attack on German tourists in Whakatane. The police have just put out a statement. Audio

8:12 AM.Thousands of people have been killed in the past week as violence continues in South Sudan. Audio

8:09 AM.Scientists and crew aboard a ship trapped in thick ice near the Antarctic should be rescued later today. Audio

7:52 AM.While it's undoubtedly good PR for a sport that has its fair share of detractors, the deer hunters at Mason Bay on Stewart Island/Rakiura are genuinely keen to help out with the extensive rat trapping… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.More than 90 yachts are making their way to Tasmania in the annual Sydney to Hobart race. Audio

7:43 AM.Northland's Emergency Services Trust has just celebrated its first 25 years - in the business of saving lives by helicopter. Audio

7:38 AM.Russian forensic scientists say the Palestinian President, Yasser Arafat died of natural causes, not radiation poisoning. Audio

7:34 AM.Immigration New Zealand says 39 false passports were seized by customs officials as people tried to enter New Zealand in the past year. Audio

7:33 AM.With John Law from the Met Service. Audio

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

7:23 AM.The police in Whakatane say the community is rallying around to help two German tourists attacked as they slept in a tent near the town centre yesterday morning. Audio

7:18 AM.Retailers Association spokesman Barry Hellberg. Audio

7:15 AM.A bumper season for Christmas retail sales appears to have carried on into Boxing Day, with drizzly weather round the country driving crowds to the malls instead of the beach. Audio

7:11 AM.Scientists aboard a research ship trapped in thick ice near the Antarctic expect to be rescued later today. Audio

7:00 AM.Trapped passengers in the Antarctic wait for help to arrive - we'll talk to one of the New Zealanders on board. Also on today's programme - the cash registers ring as retailers say the Boxing Day… Read more Audio