Summer Report

While divers have not been able to get to the wreckage of the stricken containership, Rena, the clean-up on the land continues. Audio

Our science commentator Peter Griffin is with us. Audio

Every summer thousands of animals are put into boarding kennels - or pet motels as they're also known. Occupancy rates can hit 100 per cent at this time of year. Audio

Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has confirmed she will run for a parliamentary seat in the by-elections in April. Audio

The Foreign Affairs Minister, Murray McCully, says he is disappointed that Fiji brought in a new public order decree just before the public emergency regulations were lifted last week. Audio

The third fishing vessel incident in the Ross Sea in a little over a year has sparked fresh calls for the area to be protected. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

To Western Australia, where people have been ordered not to go outside in Port Hedland ahead of the arrival of Tropical Cyclone Heidi. Audio

Officials meet again today to discuss the driest start to a year that many can remember in Southland. Audio

A man who killed his wife and took 12 years to reveal her whereabouts, insists he isn't a risk and never has been. Audio

The Earthquake Recovery Minister, Gerry Brownlee, is offside with the business community in Christchurch over the decision to permanently relocate nearly 500 public servants outside of the central… Read more Audio

On Waihi Beach, the locals are taking over much of the responsibility for the clean-up there. Audio