Summer Report for Wednesday 8 January 2020

8:57 AM.This summer we are looking into sports you wouldn't typically hear about on the sports bulletin - and this morning we are looking one that you probably didn't realise was a competitive sport.

Surf… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.Nobody knows this tabbys tale, but after six years on the run, this cat might have found his fuurrrever home. A runaway puss has finally been reunited with his family after a disappearing act took him… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.The former New Zealand cricket player and coach Warren Lees says the difference in confidence between Australia and the Black Caps, was highlighted by the margin of victory for the homeside in the… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Fears are growing that anti-migrant rhetoric may ramp up ahead of this year's election.

Work to target immigrants to the regions where the government says they are most needed and to tackle worker… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Dunedin's hot property market is showing no signs of slowing down, according to the latest figures out from property data company CoreLogic.

The city's house prices have risen 18 percent over the… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.Thousands of Indonesians are displaced, dozens are dead, and at least two others are missing following the worst flooding the country's seen in more than two decades.

The deluge began on New Years… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.This summer, we're winding our way around the country, finding out what it's like where people go on holiday.

Today's hotspot is Hanmer Springs, where the geothermal activity and natural hot springs… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.A New Zealand firefighter who helped tackle the Australian bushfires in November 2019 says fresh crews being deployed today will face unprecedented and unpredictable conditions.

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8:22 AM.A Napier forestry fire, which burned out of control for 24 hours, is now under control, but dozens of firefighters remain on site.

The fire on Tangoio Settlement Road has destroyed about 350 hectares… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.Families of victims of the Whakaari/White Island eruption are preparing to mark a month since the devastating blast that took the lives of 19 people.

Twenty-five others are still in hospital here and… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.The former New Zealand Defence Minister, Wayne Mapp, says the killing of Soleimani was reckless, but he doubts it will lead to a major global conflict.

New Zealand still has around 50 military… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The Green Party spokesperson for Defence, Golriz Ghahraman, says New Zealand needs to be able to stand up to its allies if the situation between the US and Iran continues to escalate.

Political… Read more Audio