Summer Report for Thursday 22 January 2009

9:55 AM.Now we go back to the 3 peas, an impromptu band led by Ray Bygate. Audio

9:50 AM.Rowan Quinn walks around to talk to Akaroa locals. Audio

9:45 AM.Akaroa is renowed for its distinct French flavour - and that continues right down to its food and produce. Audio

9:40 AM.Akaroa is also a very musical town. Joining us now is an impromptu band led by Ray Bygate. Audio

9:28 AM.Another aspect of Akaroa and Banks Peninsula is its thriving arts community. Audio

9:10 AM.Francis Helps runs Bank Peninsula Track, a privately owned walking track. Audio

9:10 AM.Sitting on the edge of a beautiful harbour, Akaroa is a tourists' playground and is visited by thousands every year. Audio

8:45 AM.We meet some Akaroa locals catering to tourists in the area. Audio

8:40 AM.Suky Thompson a local historian, conducts Guided Walks around Akaroa. She tells us about the whaling history of the town. Audio

8:32 AM.A look at financial markets from around the globe. Audio

8:22 AM.Wool Exporters are blaming the lowest wool prices in 14 years on years of under-promoting wool. Audio

8:20 AM.Barack Obama started his first full day as U.S. president with a full menu of problems laid out on his desk. Audio

8:15 AM.Is being brought by veterans who witnessed Britain's first hydrogen bomb tests, known as Operation Grapple, in the 1950s. Audio

8:09 AM.Auckland's District Health Boards are considering cutting junior doctor vacancies to solve their staffing crisis. Audio

7:50 AM.Lynda Wallace from the Akaroa Museum, Victoria Andrews from the Akaroa Civic Trust, and Sandra Innes from the Akaroa I Site. Audio

7:42 AM.Its name in Maori means long harbour yet you are just as likely to find French name places and road signs around the town. Audio

7:39 AM.Marina Erakovic, New Zealand's tennis number one, has lost her second round match at the Australian Tennis Open. Audio

7:32 AM.A low security inmate from an Auckland Prison at who went missing yesterday, today remains at large. Audio

7:30 AM.For our daily look at the weather, we are joined by Metservice Weather Ambassador, Bob McDavitt. Audio

7:23 AM.Electricity companies could be made to bear the costs of forced power cuts, to ensure a more secure power supply. Audio

7:23 AM.Time now for our daily sports chat with Clint Owens. Audio

7:20 AM.Property experts say the market is finally opening up to some first home buyers, with affordability at its best since 2005. Audio

7:14 AM.In the United States it's the day after the night before and the party's well and truly over for Barak Obama. Audio

7:09 AM.District Health Boards in the Auckland region are considering getting rid of junior doctor jobs they are unable to fill. Audio