Summer Report

Australia is considering what more it can do to monitor so-called freedom fighters, returning there after training with ISIS. Audio

People driving on one of Wellington's busiest stretches of road will have to deal with lower speed limits for the next year as construction ramps up on New Zealand's first 'smart' motorway. Audio

A motor vehicle crash analyst says something must be done to educate tourist drivers, but it's not clear what will help. Audio

New Zealand First's Police spokesperson is calling on the government to refund all speeding tickets given out during the holiday period. Audio

Teachers and principals want books to play a bigger part in the typical New Zealand holiday, in order to curb the summer reading slump. Audio

Calls are growing for New Zealand's blasphemy law to be scrapped in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo terror attack in Paris. Audio

A looming drought in the South Island has brought a few F words to the forefront, - farmers, fires, and now, fish. Audio

In the United States, the Twitter account of the country's Central Command appears to have been hacked by a group claiming to back Islamic State. Audio

The key Wall Street indicies are in the red again, both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq down more than 0.5 percent, as investors fret about sluggish corporate earnings and as oil prices continue to slide. Audio

The country's only peer-to-peer lending platform, Harmoney, has raised 10 million dollars from investors which implies the company is now worth 55 million dollars. Audio

Summerset Group achieved record sales of new units in the December quarter after opening four new retirement villages in the second half of last year. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio