Summer Report

It is 2010 and the new year, and the new decade, has been welcomed in without any major troubles around the country. Audio

Confusion surrounds warning of attack on Bali; 2010 a time of reckoning; Nelson reclaims title of 'Sunniest Area'; and how to use electricity to mature cask wine. Audio

South Iakes Rotoiti, Rotorua, Ohau, Pukaki, Tekapo, Wakatipu, Hawea: with Peter Dowling, editor of Reed's 'Dictionary of New Zealand Place Names'. Audio

Matt Maguire from Canterbury University examines the calls to ban the bloody sport of cage fighting. Audio

Get that rucksack on your back - we're joining Simon again as he attempts to climb Mt Aspiring. Today he finally reaches French Ridge Hut - after a lot of huff and puffing. Audio

Apparently they prefer hairy legs... Audio

If music is what you want to hear as 2009 becomes 2010 there's no shortage of New Year festivals. Audio

Sam Marsh of Paihia is only 10 but has his sights set on a world record for the 133 kilogram striped marlin he hauled in on his father's boat. Audio

Among those who've made the New Year Honours list is former Television New Zealand news reader Judy Bailey. Audio

A British man is about to bid farewell to what was advertised as the 'best job in the world'. Audio

We continue our look at New Zealand birdlife today by travelling into the mountains of the Southern Alps. Audio

If you plan on getting out and about for New Year's Eve there is a huge range of events being run by councils all around the country. Audio