Summer Report

A researcher who's been studying how Vitamin D deficiency affects young children, says he'd like to see a formal testing regime introduced in New Zealand. Audio

Thirty-five minutes drive south from Christchurch - at the end of a no-exit road - there's another world. Audio

Time now for our daily report and today the surf is up. Audio

New Zealand has come second only to New York as the place to go next year. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

One of the country's biggest sporting awards is branching out next year to include a prize for New Zealand's favourite sporting moment. Audio

The Tasman District is now clearing up after the worst floods in the region for 150 years. Audio

People forced to leave flooded towns in the Australian state of Queensland have been warned it could be weeks before they're allowed to return to their homes. Audio

The Christchurch City Council will today decide whether or not the city's New Year's Eve celebration can be held in Cathedral Square. Audio

Afghanistan's government has accused international forces of going beyond their mandate in their raid on a Kabul office on Christmas Eve - which involved members of New Zealand's elite SAS. Audio

The controversial Turner Prize for British modern art has been awarded for a sound installation for the first time. Audio

Titirangi, Tawhitinui, Whangara, Hikurangi: with Peter Dowling, revising editor of AW Reed's 'Place Names of New Zealand'. Audio