Summer Report

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

The New Zealand Red Cross team who will help co-ordinate aid in flood-devastated Queensland will arrive there today. Audio

The death toll from the flooding in Queensland still stands at 15. Audio

The Anglican minister in Runanga, Tim Mora, has been involved in the district's response to the disaster, and is a trustee of the The Pike River Miners' Relief Fund. Audio

The prime minister, John Key, is being accused of going back on his word following news that the effort to recover the remains of the 29 Pike River miners has been abandoned. Audio

The Grey District Mayor, Tony Kokshoorn, says the families have been through eight weeks of hell, and now the police announcement last night has left them in limbo. Audio

The families of the men who died in the Pike River Coal Mine are angry the police are ending their recovery operation. Audio

Search and rescue organisations say making the families of missing people pay for call outs that are not genuine, could mean fewer people ask for help in genuine cases. Audio

Returning now to the police decision to halt their Pike River Coal Mine recovery operation. Audio

At least 375 people have died in Southern Brazil after severe flooding and mudslides near the city of Rio de Janeiro. Audio

In Queensland, thousands of people have been forced to abandon their homes as they've been inundated with flood-waters. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio