Summer Report

Aucklanders are about to take part in an unprecedented debate, over whether they are happy to pay new taxes and motorway charges totalling hundreds of millions of dollars a year. Audio

Investors in the European economy are keeping a close eye on its central bank, as the euro slid to a nine-year low against the US dollar yesterday. Audio

In the United States, the man accused of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombings in 2013 has appeared in court at the beginning of his trial. Audio

At Pines Beach near Kaiapoi, fire crews and a helicopter with a monsoon bucket battled for hours to bring the blaze under control, after it broke out early yesterday afternoon. Audio

While firefighters keep watch at the scene of a pine plantation blaze in Christchurch, authorities in other parts of the country are declaring total fire bans. Audio

South Islanders have been woken by a series of earthquakes - the strongest measuring magnitude 6.4 north of Methven. Audio

Community workers say teen fathers are being ignored. Audio

Scientists say it could take hundreds of years to reverse damage to the Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers brought on by climate change. Audio

The Takapuna Countdown supermarket will have its licence suspended for a week after selling two six packs of beer to a man who was so drunk that he struggled to speak and stand up. Audio

Rainbows End is standing by its roller coaster, saying it did what it is was supposed to do - despite leaving 30 riders stranded mid air. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

An 11-year-old boy has died, after being pulled from the water at a Northland river mouth yesterday -- bringing the number of drowning deaths since Christmas Day to eight. Audio