Summer Report

Northern Ireland's First Minister is standing down for six weeks, amid a storm surrounding his wife's affair with a teenager. Audio

Auckland City's mayor John Banks is accusing the Government of moving to force the city into a more expensive redevelopment of Queens Wharf. Audio

Prominent Auckland lawyer Chris Comesky has commented on the case and Mr Comesky joins us. Audio

The police in Nelson say they will investigate the latest deliberate breach of a court name suppression order by a high profile Internet blogger. Audio

A high profile blogger defends breaching name supression orders once again. John Banks says the cost of Auckland's Queens Wharf development could now be cost more than a hundred million dollars… Read more Audio

We talk with Entomologist Allen Heath. Audio

Over the past few weeks you've heard Simon Morton up on a mountain, well we're about to hit the road with Rowan - she's taken the warmer option with a tropical road trip beside the sea. Audio

Port Nicholson, Lambton Quay, Whanganui-a-Tara, Khandallah, Karori, Kelburn, Oriental Bay: with Peter Dowling, revising editor of AW Reed's dictionary of New Zealand place names. Audio

It has been a challenging year for apple growers in Hawkes Bay with some growers saying it has been the worst spring on record. Audio

If you've ever wanted to know more about the fateful infamous day of 24 August 79 AD then Te Papa is the place for you. Audio

Opera might not be everyone's cup of tea, but for a group of twenty four students gathering in Wanganui its been their life for over a week. Audio

Australia's image is getting a drubbing in India after a spate of violence across the Tasman. Audio