Summer Report for Thursday 1 January 2009

9:40 AM.Stephen Hewson tackles sport in 2008. Audio

9:17 AM.Author, actor, presenter and general renaissance man Stephen Fry is in New Zealand filming a nature programme. Audio

9:10 AM.The Highland Games are underway in Waipu. Audio

8:50 AM.Today's student documentary is by Canty Jardin and concerns netballers and their decision on whether to play while pregnant. Audio

8:42 AM.Men who enjoy baking and not just eating it. Audio

8:35 AM.Queenstown celebrates 20 years of the Bungy Jump. The intrepid Steve Wilde jumps off a bridge with A.J. Hackett. Audio

8:28 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:23 AM.Road safety experts say the low road toll for 2008 is due in part to economic circumstance. Audio

8:20 AM.Paudie McCarthy and his friends had to be rescued from a West Coast cliff face last night. Audio

8:13 AM.The Summer Festival of Racing is on in the Hawke's Bay. Audio

8:10 AM.New Year celebrations in Auckland and Queenstown. Audio

7:45 AM.Part five of Todd Niall's cycling journey. Audio

7:45 AM.Part five of Todd Niall's cycling journey. Audio

7:43 AM.Life coach Carolyn Aukafolau on New Years resolutions. Audio

7:38 AM.Weather with the Metservice's Allister Gorman. Audio

7:30 AM.Barry Guy with sports news and views. Audio

7:27 AM.Law lecturer Dean Knight has drafted legslation to return titles to the New Zealand honours system. Audio

7:25 AM.The death of a man in the Hurunui river in North Canturbury has bought 2008's drowning toll to 96. Audio

7:18 AM.Two Irishmen and a New Zealander were rescued from a West Coast cliff top late last night. Audio

7:06 AM.Our reporters were at New Year celebrations in Wellington and Christchurch. 235 arrests were made in the Tauranga area. Audio