Summer Report

Fire crews in Western Australia have been spending the night securing parts of the Perth Hills area after a massive blaze destroyed at least 27 homes. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

With Dan Corbett from the Met Service. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The Thai government says it is deploying eight thousand soldiers and ten thousand police to keep order during today's planned shutdown of the capital Bangkok by anti-government protesters. Audio

The Justice Minister says a sex offender being deported from Australia to New Zealand will be monitored by authorities. Audio

Ian Wilson from the New Zealand Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management is in Nuku'alofa, advising the National Emergency Management Office there. Audio

Five thousand people are thought to be homeless after a powerful category five tropical cyclone tore through the kingdom this weekend. Audio

Up to 5000 people in Tonga are left homeless by Cyclone Ian. Australia is to deport a sex offender to New Zealand - how will he be monitorred and protesters in Thailand try to shut down central… Read more Audio

New Zealand may soon have its first zero-energy certified home. Audio

In Wellington, there's growing interest in coffee with a festival due to be held there in March. Audio

Town planners in Australia are expecting more densely populated high rise city centres in the future, as urban development adapts to climate change. Audio