Summer Report

The perfect sound to listen to while watching the first glimmers of sun come up on a new decade. Audio

Locals at the remote holiday spot of Cathedral Cove in the Coromandel are upset that the Department of Conservation has allowed an icecream stall to be set up there. Audio

Part of the Flat Top Hill conservation area near Alexandra in Central Otago has been ravaged by fire. Audio

A regional wing of al Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the failed Christmas Day attack on a U.S.- bound passenger jet, saying it was to avenge American attacks on the group in Yemen. Audio

Entomologist Allen Heath. Audio

The one wheelers are taking over not just city streets but also its main athletics track and mountain bike tracks. Audio

Grab a rod and line as we're off fishing with Mike Rendle from "Fishing Coast to Coast" magazine. Audio

Could shellfish at your favourite spot be wiped out by the disease that's killed 80% of cockles at the largest beds near Auckland? Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

A victims advocacy group says too many offenders see community work sentences as a soft option. Audio

Dunedin Police have issued descriptions of two men sought after a woman was assaulted on two separate occasions at her Argyle Street home on Sunday night. Audio

It's taken a New Zealand yacht and crew to break the four year stranglehold by an Australian team on the Sydney and Hobart race. Audio