Summer Report

The return of international tennis to Auckland after a two year hiatus, has been given a pass mark by those in charge of the men's and women's tournaments, but the local organisers are pushing for… Read more Audio

The severe weather brought by Cyclone Hale last week is over, but it could be a very brief respite for the Tairawhiti area. MetService is closely monitoring a subtropical low moving toward the East… Read more Audio

The family of Michael Asher is still grieving the loss their father, who is believed to have died of a heart attack after he went missing on Christmas Day. The 73-year-old's body was found three days… Read more Audio

A record number of complaints were made to Waka Kotahi last year about vehicle damage caused by potholes. The transport agency received 555 complaints in the first 10 months of 2022, more than in the… Read more Audio

The national shortage of liquid carbon dioxide is causing chaos for the trade industry. The gas is used to create dry ice, which is now becoming incredibly difficult and expensive to source, and… Read more Audio

Shockwaves over Iran's execution of the dual Iranian-UK national, Alireza Akbari, continue to be felt. The Islamic Republic's government confirmed at the weekend the sixty-one-year-old former deputy… Read more Audio

The Environmental Defence Society is calling for a commission of inquiry into forestry practices after Cyclone Hale. Multiple rivers and streams in Tairawhiti were overwhelmed by forestry waste… Read more Audio

Russia has sent a flurry of missiles into Ukraine, striking an apartment building in Dnipro and killing at least 30 people. At the same time, the UK has announced it is sending fourteen challenger… Read more Audio

Search and rescue operations in Nepal have been suspended for the day following the country's deadliest aviation disaster in three decades. 72 people were on board the Yeti Airlines plane from… Read more Audio

Supermarkets are being forced to pay much more to stock their shelves, with the cost of grocery supplies up 10.6% in December compared to the previous year. The latest data comes from the… Read more Audio

US President Joe Biden is heading to the US-Mexico border for the first time since he took office, as the country wrestles with a growing number of migrants. It comes just days after he announced an… Read more Audio

Iran has hanged two men who allegedly killed a member of the country's security forces during the nationwide protests which erupted after the death of 22-year-old woman Mahsa Amini. The executions… Read more Audio