Summer Report

For a look into the world of gaming - we're joined by our games commentator Matt Maguire. Audio

If you're getting hot under the collar this summer stuck in holiday traffic jams - spare a thought for motorists in Beijing. Audio

It's one hundred years today since Captain Robert Scott's expedition landed at Cape Evans in Antarctica, and began building a base. Audio

Time to check out what's in our waters. Audio

South Korea's President says the door is open to new dialogue with North Korea - but that the North should abandon its"military adventurism"first. Audio

Four centres are locked in competition for the coveted title of the Sunshine Capital of New Zealand. Audio

The Green Party says the Italian government's setting the pace by banning plastic shopping bags. Audio

To Australia, where the Queensland city of Rockhampton has been completely cut-off by the floodwaters that now cover more than a million square kilometres. Audio

While the former tennis number one, Maria Sharapova, isn't in action on day two of the New Zealand Women's Tennis Open, the crowd can still expect to see some star performances on court today. Audio

Rimutaka, South Ridge on Aoraki Mount Cook: with Peter Dowling, revising editor of AW Reed's 'Place Names of New Zealand'. Audio

If you've been eating heartily over the holidays, you may have made one of the most popular New Year's resolutions - to do something about that expanding waistline. Audio

Each morning we'll be talking to a newspaper editor outside of the big metropolitan dailies, about what's happening in this region. Audio