Summer Report

It's a New Zealand tradition to spend part of the summer fixing up the house - or at least thinking about it. Audio

Thousands of trampers are enjoying the great New Zealand outdoors this summer, some of them in the high country of the Nelson Lakes National Park. Audio

Eighty fluttering shearwater chicks, have been successfully moved from their original homes on Long Island in the Marlborough Sounds, to Wellington's Somes Island. Audio

To the United States, where the first primary in the Republican presidential race takes place today in New Hampshire. Audio

The Families Commission says cold, damp and unaffordable housing is stopping parents getting the help they need for their children. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Authorities in Southland fear the province is heading for an official drought after the driest December on record and little rainfall this month. Audio

We are joined by the Environment Minister, Nick Smith. Audio

Oil spill response teams will mobilise this morning to protect sensitive areas of Bay of Plenty coastline from oil which is expected to reach shore today, from the wreck of the Rena cargo ship. Audio

Authorities in Bay of Plenty have responded to public pressure and will now allow the public to help clean up Waihi Beach of Rena debris that's littered along the shoreline. Audio

Nestled among the Ngatapa hills just over 30 kilometres south west of Gisborne, is Eastwood Hill, the National Arboretum of New Zealand. Audio

Swimmer Matthew Stanley is being touted as one of the best freestyle prospects New Zealand has unearthed in many years. Audio