Summer Report

Today is Friday the 30th of December 2011, and that's a date that will never occur in Samoa. Audio

Mount Maunganui is bracing itself for a big New Year's eve party tomorrow night. Audio

The police are sending extra staff to holiday spots in preparation for New Years eve festivities. Audio

Radio New Zealand's Mark Cubey is in a holiday bach a couple of minutes walk from Pohara beach. Audio

Three familes have left their homes in Golden Bay overnight as the flood-ravaged area was hit with more heavy rain. Audio

Syrian security forces have shot dead 17 protesters, ahead of massive street protests expected there later today. Audio

Trillions of fat-eating bugs have been unleashed to unclog the sewers of Yorkshire. Audio

Our reporter Georgina Ball visited Auckland personal trainer and nutrionist Jonothan Andrews to get the low down on how to make sure that happens. Audio

The year's almost up, will it be remembered as a great year for movies? Audio

The crib that was home to the Maori poet, Hone Tuwhare, is being put on the market - and possibly out of reach of a charitable trust trying to raise the money to buy it. Audio

We are joined by the editor of the Coromandel Peninsula Post, Shenagh Gleeson. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio