Summer Report

The UK father of a woman killed in a Queenstown river boarding accident forms a pressure group. House prices go up in a surprise move. Christchurch police review their checkpoint procedures after an… Read more Audio

For many New Zealander's the 1974 Commonwealth Games marked a triumpht for a small country on the edge of the world. Stacey Wouters, Nathan Beardsley, Morgan Croasdale, Scott Miligan and Willy… Read more Audio

Dream no longer - flying without wings is possible in Queenstown where the country's biggest flying fox is up and running. Audio

A Hamilton primary school has taken its commitment to the enviro-schools programme one step further and opened a purpose-built eco-classroom, called the Living Room. Audio

One of the most historic prizes in New Zealand motorsport is on the line at the Canterbury classic Lady Wigram Trophy event. Audio

If there's more than one way to cook a goose, then just how many might there be to prepare a mussel? Audio

The15th Unicycle World Championships and Convention have been going on in Wellington over the past 10 days. Sixty unicyclists gathered yesterday to compete in a 42 kilometre marathon around the… Read more Audio

Maori Party MP Hone Harawira got his fair share of attention last year on the political stage but these holidays he's taking to the festival stage. Audio

Dannevirke, Norsewood, Berlins: with Peter Dowling, revising editor of AW Reed's dictionary of New Zealand place names. Audio

Lets take you back now to the very beginning of"Summer of Love"and an event billed as the first musical festival of its type ever. The Monterey Pop Festival in California in June 1967 has been hailed… Read more Audio

The National Rugby Sevens Tournament gets underway in Queenstown this weekend. Audio

The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research is predicting this summer will be"average"and windy - with all regions experiencing normal or below normal temperatures. Audio