Summer Report

The Christmas Day bushfires which ripped through parts of Australia's Great Ocean Road have destroyed homes and cost business millions of dollars. Audio

An Auckland swimming expert, who's part of an international taskforce developing a new approach to help prevent drownings, says water safety needs to be taught differently. Audio

People living near Blue Lake in Central Otago are asking whether a 12-year-old boy's death on the lake could have been avoided. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

To the movies now - and the Sunday Star Times film reviewer Sarah Watt is here to tell us about her favourites from 2015. Audio

Today the first in a series we are running this week where we talk to some of our top sports people. Audio

An American could claim the Sydney to Hobart race after rough weather forced a number of yachts to pull out of the annual race. Audio

Driverless car trials, a regional fuel tax and taking a knife to Auckland Council costs are among the opening shots from the leading contenders to be the next mayor of Auckland. Audio

Figures show this Boxing Day was a record one for retailers. Audio

It's been a bad start to the holiday period on the roads - since Christmas Eve there have been more than 370 crashes. Audio

Authorities in the Australian state of Victoria say 116 homes in the Wye River and Seperation Creek areas have been destroyed in the Christmas Day bushfires.. Audio

The start to the festive season has been marred by grief after a string of drownings Audio