What you missed over summer: harmless sharks, woke worries, sewage smells and water woes flood the holiday news drought; media cop flak for coverage of Golriz Ghahraman's downfall.

This week Mediawatch looks back at what hit the headlines during the usual summer silly season - including the sudden downfall of MP Golriz Gharahaman, the state of the state highways and worries about water running out.

Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details