Summer Report

The Tongariro Crossing has been billed as the best daywalk in the country - crossing the active volcanic plateau between Mount Ngarahoe and Mount Tongariro in the Central North Island. Audio

Around two million United States servicemen spent time in New Zealand and other Pacific Island countries during world war two. Audio

News from the business sector. Audio

The science fiction epic Avatar and the comedy The Hangover scooped the top film honours at this year's Golden Globes in Los Angeles. Audio

The New Zealand Aids Foundation wants Pharmac to fund a new HIV treatment now that it has been approved by Medsafe. Audio

Engineers say that even if a similarly strengthened tremor hit a built up area in New Zealand the damage here would be much less than that in Haiti. Audio

Aphids must be the most pervasive garden insect pests of all. As soon as any new growth appears in spring, aphids seem to materialise out of nowhere. They come in all sorts of colours and attack a… Read more Audio

While Prince William has received a warm reception in New Zealand, it has been nothing like the royal visits of years gone by, when thousands of people would line the streets. It's unlikely to improve… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Love it or loathe it, the look of the new Supreme Court is certainly a talking point for Wellingtonians. Audio

Some economists say the latest house sale figures showing fewer sales and lower prices in December should mean it will be a few months yet before interest rates start rising. Audio

The United Nations is seeking extra peacekeepers to bolster security in earthquake-shattered Haiti to combat marauding looters. Some US 2,200 Marines with heavy earth-moving equipment, medical aid and… Read more Audio