Morning Report

Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

What's coming up in Summer Report next week. Audio

Flax weavers of baby bassinets cannot keep up with demand for the life saving devices. Audio

Who can forget the story about Mick fanning the Australian surfer who survived a shark attack during in a competition in South Africa's Jeffreys Bay. Audio

Back now to some of our memorable stories. In July a Kiwi ute with enough miles on the clock to have travelled to the moon and back three times, found a new home ... in Christchurch. Audio

This is Garry Ahern's last day with Radio New Zealand. Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Things don't always go as planned even right at the top of the hour. Audio

A song Neil Finn penned 20 years ago about refugees finding safe harbour in America, this year it took on a new life as a fundraiser to help Syrian refugees. Audio

There have been some inspiring stories we ran this year. Audio

Time now for another Christmas message from our political leaders. This time, it's the New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters. Audio

And our last Christmas message comes from the Green Party's co-leader Metiria Turei. Audio