Summer Report

Five firefighters hailed as heroes in the Tamahere coolstore explosion that killed one officer and injured seven others have been awarded Queens Service Medals. Audio

Former Prime Minister Helen Clark has been made a Member of the Order of New Zealand, in the New Years Honours. Audio

The former Prime Minister Helen Clark and six new Knights and Dames head the New Year Honours list. Audio

Helen Clark and Peter Jackson head New Years honours list; heroes of the Tamahere coolstore fires honoured; and the U.S. eases some in-flight security restrictions. Audio

Entomologist Allen Heath. Audio

A few weeks back he packed his rucksac and headed south to have a go at climbing Mount Aspiring near Wanaka.Get your walking boots on, we join Simon as he has a go at climbing Tititea, standing at… Read more Audio

Fishy facts from the sea to your table, we're looking at a different species of well known fish from around the country throughout the summer - something to throw onto the barbie maybe or at least… Read more Audio

It's the season of parties and celebrations and the biggie - New Years Eve - is just around the corner. Audio

They sell it as the the very first folk festival on the planet every year. Audio

More now on the controversy over a seaside stall allowed to operate in the remote Cathedral Cove on the Coromandel Peninsula. Audio

Vanilla's normally grown in the tropics - but one NZ company has started growing this expensive spice in sunny Tauranga. Audio

Cape Egmont, Cape Farewell, Cook Strait, Banks Peninsula, Mount Cook, Doubtful Sound, Young Nick's Head, Cape Kidnappers, Bay of Plenty, Poverty Bay, East Cape: with Peter Dowling, revising editor of… Read more Audio