Summer Report for Monday 7 January 2019

8:55 AM.RNZ Summer Report presenters Chris Bramwell and Craig McCulloch sample a different beer every day with Steph Coutts from Craft Beer College in Wellington. Today's tipple: Feijoa Weisse Ale, by Kereru… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.Locals hope the official recognition of their pristine night sky will encourage more tourists to visit in the winter off-season. Audio

8:44 AM.Hollywood is gearing up for the Golden Globe Awards, which will kick off at 2 o'clock this afternoon. We're joined by Variety Magazine's awards editor Tim Gray in Los Angeles. Audio

8:39 AM.Those who suffer from the post-holiday blues may be finding their motivation all but disappears when they step back into the workplace. Audio

8:35 AM.A leading Hawke's Bay apple grower is describing this year's seasonal labour shortage as the worst he's ever seen and says he's seriously considering cutting down trees as a result. Audio

8:30 AM.The Department of Internal Affairs' annual list of rejected names shows six people tried to give their child the name Royal, making it the most rejected name of 2018. Audio

8:27 AM.Three yellow-eyed penguins died at Curio Bay in the Catlins over the New Year - bringing the coastal colony's population down to a single nesting pair. Audio

8:24 AM.Big questions still hang over Reading Cinemas as the Wellington movie complex shuts its doors due to earthquake risk. Audio

8:20 AM.An agreement on the terms of the divorce has been hammered out with the European Union - but it still needs to be signed off by MPs in Parliament. Audio

8:13 AM.The Armed Offenders Squad was called to a West Auckland property after a man pointed a gun at a police helicopter overnight. Our reporter Tom Furley joins us from Red Hills Road in the suburb of… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The pip fruit industry want the government to allow travellers to pick fruit without needing work visas as a labour shortage could mean summer harvests are lost. Audio