Summer Report

Talks to keep the Wellington Phoenix in the Australian A-League are positive says the football club, but it's not yet finalised a deal to get a ten-year licence extension. Audio

With our business editor, Gyles Beckford Audio

A top international football boss has been sacked amid corruption allegations. Audio

The benefits to New Zealand from the Trans Pacific Partnership look set to outweigh those to countries like Australia and the United States Audio

Māori are demanding assurances that customary fishing rights will not be extinguished by plans to create marine protected areas. Audio

Iran has released 10 US sailors held for entering its territorial waters, in an incident that tested relations between the countries. Audio

Firefighters have been working through the night battling a scrub fire on Mount Maunganui. Audio

Firefighters battle a blaze on Mount Maunganui. Iran releases American sailors caught in its waters and FIFA sacks its secretary general over accusations he tried to profit from the sale of World Cup… Read more Audio

Declining numbers of Sperm Whales off the coast of Kaikoura has sparked research into the environment the mammals live in. Audio

More now from our series on green living. I spoke to the Green Ideas Magazine editor, Greg Roughan, about common mistakes we make when it comes to recycling waste. Read more Audio

This summer we have been talking to Professor Robert Patman of Otago University about some of the international hot-spots, trying to get a handle on what the story is behind the daily headlines. Audio

Just over a month on from the release of AA's newest driver training tool for tourists, and it seems a hit with travellers. Audio