Summer Report

People in central New Zealand may have found themselves jolted awake last night by a severe magnitude 5.3 quake, which hit just after midnight. Audio

The mother of a Hutt Valley woman who died in an execution-style killing has returned home to Australia with the case still unsolved. Audio

An Irish yachtsman attempting to sail around the world has been towed into Dunedin overnight after five days drifting at sea. Audio

The mother of Que Langdon says her ex-partner repeatedly threatened to take their daughter and disappear forever. Audio

A young woman, locked up for a serious crime, says she hopes one day to show other young people that there are ways to cope without turning to a life of drugs and alcohol. Audio

Southern leaders are confident 2017 will be Southland's year as it tries to lure thousands of families to the province. Audio

People are being asked to keep away from a tramping track in the Nelson Lakes National Park after a suspected norovirus outbreak. Audio

Canadian Karen Seaton is a Fiji landowner and was suddenly deported last month when she complained to authorities about the new law as well as the process, which she says is not transparent. Audio

A real estate agent in Fiji has listed a parcel of land on remote Koro Island for sale for 20 Fijian dollars, following a controversial land law change that owners say is aimed at forcing out… Read more Audio

It went from bad to worse at the ASB Classic yesterday with both of the Williams sisters now out of the tournament. Audio

A New Zealander fishing in Western Australia is lucky to have survived six hours alone at sea after a mishap with a marlin. Audio

An Israeli soldier has been found guilty of manslaughter after video footage showed him shooting dead a wounded Palestinian man who was lying on the ground. Audio