Summer Report for Monday 28 December 2015

8:54 AM.Christmas might be over, but for some, the show, and the glow, still goes on - for a bit longer at least. Audio

8:48 AM.This summer we are trying to explain what lies behind some of the news stories you hear about every day. Audio

8:40 AM.To cricket and the Black Caps play their second one dayer against Sri Lanka today, the seocnd in a row at Christchurch's Hagley Oval. Audio

8:36 AM.Large queues and parking shortages were a common hassle for shoppers as thousands flocked to Boxing Day sales. Audio

8:24 AM.The Christmas Day bushfires which ripped through parts of Australia's Great Ocean Road have destroyed homes and cost business millions of dollars. Audio

8:20 AM.An Auckland swimming expert, who's part of an international taskforce developing a new approach to help prevent drownings, says water safety needs to be taught differently. Audio

8:12 AM.People living near Blue Lake in Central Otago are asking whether a 12-year-old boy's death on the lake could have been avoided. Audio

8:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:53 AM.To the movies now - and the Sunday Star Times film reviewer Sarah Watt is here to tell us about her favourites from 2015. Audio

7:46 AM.Today the first in a series we are running this week where we talk to some of our top sports people. Audio

7:42 AM.An American could claim the Sydney to Hobart race after rough weather forced a number of yachts to pull out of the annual race. Audio

7:38 AM.Driverless car trials, a regional fuel tax and taking a knife to Auckland Council costs are among the opening shots from the leading contenders to be the next mayor of Auckland. Audio

7:33 AM.Figures show this Boxing Day was a record one for retailers. Audio

7:22 AM.It's been a bad start to the holiday period on the roads - since Christmas Eve there have been more than 370 crashes. Audio

7:15 AM.Authorities in the Australian state of Victoria say 116 homes in the Wye River and Seperation Creek areas have been destroyed in the Christmas Day bushfires.. Audio

7:09 AM.The start to the festive season has been marred by grief after a string of drownings Audio

7:00 AM.Five people have drowned already this summer - we'll ask why the water safety message isn't getting through and the Victorian bushfires wipe out 116 homes. Audio