Summer Report for Friday 18 January 2013

8:47 AM.The Pohokura gas field in Taranaki provides about 40 percent of the natural gas used to fuel homes and businesses throughout the country. Audio

8:39 AM.At the National Museum, Te Papa the vast display of Maori artifacts are chosen from a pool of thousands of pieces collected, donated, and repatriated from other corners of the world over the years. Audio

8:36 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:28 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

8:25 AM.A hill near Helensville, in Auckland, is soon to play host to a very slippery kind of fundraiser. Audio

8:22 AM.Long-suffering Whanganui residents living with foul smells from the city's failing wastewater plant are being told it may be beyond repair. Audio

8:17 AM.Comments from the outgoing chief executive of Coca-Cola Amatil in New Zealand have ignited debate about the so-called tall poppy syndrome. Audio

8:13 AM.John Key is expected to leave for Antarctica later this morning for the start of a three-day visit, his first trip to the continent since becoming Prime Minister. Audio

8:08 AM.Algerian forces have moved against Islamic militants holding hostages at a gas plant in eastern Algeria, but there's confusion over the outcome. Audio

7:52 AM.Caitlin talks to the team that wants to bring the dawn chorus back to Picton. Audio

7:49 AM.The Prime Minister, John Key says making people on the unemployment benefit shift to Canterbury is always an option but not one that the Government is currently considering. Audio

7:46 AM.The world of cycling is holding its breath today as it awaits revelations about what exactly Lance Armstrong said to Oprah Winfrey in a tell all interview scheduled to air this afternoon. Audio

7:43 AM.Short term insurance polices are being criticised as unaffordable and not comprehensive enough to protect Canterbury homeowners. Audio

7:38 AM.The internet tycoon Kim Dotcom has taken to the streets of Auckland to promote his new file-sharing site Mega, which he's promising will be like nothing else the internet has seen. Audio

7:34 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

7:26 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:24 AM.Workers at the Stockton mine on the West Coast have agreed to a cut in their hours as the mine's owner, Solid Energy, pushes to save 32 million dollars. Audio

7:21 AM.Listening to that was the Council of Trade Unions economist, Bill Rosenberg. Audio

7:17 AM.Advocates for the unemployed say figures showing a fall in beneficiary numbers, show the Government is forcing people into poverty. Audio

7:13 AM.Professor George Joffee is a lecturer at the Department of Politics and International Studies in the University of Cambridge. Audio

7:00 AM.Islamist terrorists seize hostages at a gas facility in Algeria. Workers at the Stockton Mine on the West Coast agree to cut their hours to save their jobs and are the poor being forced off benefits… Read more Audio