Summer Report

A group trying to become the first New Zealand team to row across the Tasman say they hope they can begin moving again today. Audio

To the United States where the first event in the Presidential election race is held today. Audio

A New Zealand lawyer has flown to Fiji to argue for the freedom of a 73 year old woman who is accused of plotting to overthrow the government. Audio

Further screenings of a television commercial featuring a transvestite have been cancelled after causing a storm of controversy. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The Police in South Taranaki say they're worried that 10 high powered firearms stolen from a rural property, including shotguns and rifles, will be sold on to gang members. Audio

The search for a Department of Conservation volunteer on the remote Raoul Island has resumed this morning, but it's feared the effort may be in vain. Audio

Two bodies have been recovered south of Bluff after a recreational boat capsized late last night. Audio

The official holiday period ended just over one hour ago with at least 18 people dying on the roads compared to 12 at this time last year. Audio

Parliament now has its first profoundly-deaf MP. Audio

Blunt and downright nasty names with Peter Dowling: Mount Misery, Mount Horrible, Dark Peak, Bad Passage, Broke Adrift Passage, Useless Bay, Cape Foulwind, Ngunguru. Audio

Antarctica, saw in the New Year with the annual Icestock music festival at the American base, McMurdo Station. Audio