Summer Report for Monday 16 January 2023

7:47 AM.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

7:45 AM.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

7:41 AM.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

7:36 AM.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

7:32 AM.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

7:26 AM.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

7:22 AM.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

7:18 AM.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

7:15 AM.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

7:07 AM.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