Summer Report

A familiar voice here at radio New Zealand is among those in the New Years honours today. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

There's a bit of a highland fling going on in Waipu this weekend. Audio

There's speculation the new prime minister, a noble, may appoint a commoner as his deputy. Audio

Plans to re-enact Michael Jackson's autopsy in a TV programme have been called exploitative and shockingly bad taste. Audio

Water lovers in Canterbury are being warned to keep their wits about them while out on the region's flooded lakes. Audio

For his services to business and the arts, Michael Hill has been made a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Year Honours. Audio

She's been dishing out advice on cooking for more than 40 years - and now Alison Holst has been made a dame. Audio

We are joined by our sci-tech commentator Peter Griffin. Audio

A national fruit and vegetable distributor has become the first beneficiary of a new Government research and development programme. Audio

We've been chatting to editors of some of the country's regional newspapers each day and today we are joined by the editor of Whangamata's Coastal News, Lesley Staniland. Audio

Lots of household names are being recognised in the New Year Honours, but there are many other that are more unkown. Audio