Summer Report

Firefighters have worked through the night to contain a blaze which ripped through grass land south of Christchurch - destroying at least four houses and a chicken farm. Audio

Prebbleton fires destroy homes; Selwyn district mayor Kelvin Coe on the Prebbleton fires; Fiji's military government dumps draft constitution; Three Oscar nods for The Hobbit; NSW expects tough… Read more Audio

From August till February, in her spare time, Arts on Sunday presenter Lynn Freeman is part of a hardy bunch of kaka monitors at the Zealandia sanctuary in Wellington. Audio

Cape Reinga at the tip of the north island has long been a must-see place for visitors to the Far North, but until recently it's been a bit of a mission to get there and a bit of a let down for anyone… Read more Audio

Too many New Zealanders aren't getting enough exercise. Audio

Let's check out the surf conditions for today with surfer Doug Young. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Lyttelton Port near Christchurch is now almost three and a half hectares larger than it was before the earthquakes - as earthquake rubble is dumped in the harbour to reclaim land. Audio

An asteroid measuring about 3-hundred metres across will pass by Earth today. Audio

Christchurch employers struggling to fill low-skilled job vacancies say applicants are either over-qualified, or have a bad attitude. Audio

Australia's unprecedented heat wave is being blamed on global warming. Audio

An Earthquake Commission policy of covering over asbestos in quake-damaged Canterbury houses and not making that information publicly available, is being described as shortsighted and potentially… Read more Audio