Summer Report for Thursday 11 January 2018

8:54 AM.The bat which is three times the size of an average bat today was found in sediment near St Bathans - Dr Paul Scofield talks to Summer Report about the discovery. Audio

8:50 AM.Rome Reports journalist Cody Williams says it's not the first time the Pope has encouraged public breastfeeding. Audio

8:47 AM.Laura Tupou talks to two people who have completed the programme and thanks to the skills they learned are now enrolled to study this year. Audio

8:43 AM.Andrew McRae talks to Ngaire Mathews, who is 75, about how she became a past-master at lip-reading and managed to get through her schooling without a hearing aid. She got her first hearing-aid at the… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Papua New Guinea police are to re-open a sorcery case that led to an attack on the country's chief justice. Enga provincial police comander George Kakas explains to RNZ Pacific the background to the… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.Farmers are running low on feed as hot temperatures dry out pastures. Audio

8:33 AM.Wanaka Freeskier and snowboarder Finn Bilous is gearing up to the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. But he told Summer Report he's just focusing on skiing next month to give himself the best chance of a… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Minister for Pacific Peoples Auptio William Sio says cases of dengue in isolated villages in Samoa might not be being reported. Audio

8:14 AM.Five people have died of dengue fever in Samoa and the number of infections continue to rise. New Zealand's Ministry of Health director of publib health, Dr Caroline McElnay, says there are ten cases… Read more Audio

8:08 AM.Transport Investigation Accident Commission staff are on their way to Queenstown to examine the parachute, interview witneses and the skydiving company involved NZONE. Audio