Summer Report

The Hutt Valley District Health Board has been asked review its respite care following the death of man whose family was unable to access the service. Audio

A meeting has been held to decide how to distribute the money raised to help the Pike River miners. Audio

Doctors at the University Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona, say the victims who were hospitailised in Sunday's shooting are recovering well. Audio

There are grave fears for an unknown number of Queenslanders caught in flash flooding west of Brisbane, with at least seven dead, others missing and the toll certain to climb. Audio

In the first day of play, three New Zealanders have been eliminated from the Heineken Tennis Open in Auckland. Audio

Aoteaora, Mana Island, Mataketake a Kupe, Whakatane, Eureka, Mount Madonna, Alice Peak, Mount Garnier, Lake Never-never, Lake Truth: with Peter Dowling, revising editor of AW Reed's 'Place Names of… Read more Audio

Today we are joined by Antony Phillips, the editor of Hawke's Bay Today. Audio

The meat and shipping industries are welcoming news the Government is considering taking part in an international task force to tackle piracy off the coast of Africa. Audio

We're joined in the studio by Labour's State Services spokesperson, Grant Robertson. Audio

Unions have embarked on a campaign to protect workers from the 90-day trial for new workers by excluding it from collective contracts. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

Time to talk about the all-important weather, joining me now is the Met Service's weather ambassador, Bob McDavitt. Audio