Summer Report

French police have shot dead a man who was apparently trying to attack a police station, on the anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo attacks. Audio

A man will appear in court this morning charged with the murder of a woman in the affluent Auckland suburb of Remuera. Audio

Global shares have fallen sharply after trading was suspended on Chinese markets for the second time this week. Audio

Share markets around the world fall after more bad news from China and a man appears in court today charged with the murder of a Remuera woman. Audio

After 150 years the Catlins town of Owaka is finally getting its waka. Audio

More ideas for green living now. Greg Roughan of Green Ideas magazine has some thoughts on sunscreens. Read more Audio

This summer we are trying to explain what lies behind some of the news stories you hear about every day. We've enlisted Professor Robert Patman, head of international relations at Otago University, to… Read more Audio

The southern Alaskan village of Igiugig has come to New Zealand in an attempt to revitalise its own native language. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Some doctors and academics say the Government is not doing enough in the face of soaring respiratory diseases among Maori and Pacifika children. Audio

The Japanese whaling fleet seems to be winning its annual battle with Sea Shepherd in the Southern Ocean. Audio

And our UN correspondent in New York, Nick Harper has the latest. Audio