Summer Report

The Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed he wants wide-ranging review into the response to the bushfire disaster.

With the Australian bush burning for nearly three months now… Read more Audio

An immigration lawyer says the decision to deport a Tongan woman who became paralysed following a surgery in New Zealand, is justified.

Taipaleti Vaeatangitau was injured playing netball in Tonga and… Read more Audio

Questions have been raised about how the police got information for a search warrant they carried out at the house of a right-wing blogger - and whether it was done so legally.

Armed police searched… Read more Audio

Members of the public have offered to donate their own skin to help severely burnt victims of the Whakaari/White Island eruption.

Hospitals here and in Australia have required record amounts of skin… Read more Audio

Police will reassess their search for a kayaker missing on Lake Ellesmere south of Christchurch this morning, which has been ongoing since Saturday.

Only the man's kayak was found yesterday afternoon… Read more Audio

Today's holiday hotpot - Picton.

It's the small transport hub near the top of the South Island, and gateway to the Marlborough Sounds.

Marlborough District's deputy mayor and Picton resident, Nadine… Read more Audio

Beach-goers at Piha are being forced to defecate in the sand dunes, because the public toilets are closing before many head home.

Residents say that each night security closes the toilet at about… Read more Audio

Record low rainfall in Northland has the region on the brink of drought. NIWA says the region has experienced a string of dry years, topped by an even drier 20-19, and no let-up is in sight.

Many… Read more Audio

Despite a national bushfire crisis raging since September, Australia is only now entering what is considered to be its worst fire months.

The danger is predicted to be greatest today due to hot… Read more Audio

A blow to the mornachy and a blow to the queen - the Duke and Duchess of Sussex' decision to step back as senior royals has apparently "blindsided" the Royal Family.

A blow to the monarchy and a blow… Read more Audio

An elderly Hawkes Bay woman who has mobility issues has been told "housework is a great way to maintain a good level of health" as she is informed she is no longer eligible for housework help by the… Read more Audio