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This week the world's top intelligence agencies sounded the alarm on the significant rise in risks from AI. In a rare joint statement, the Five Eyes Alliance warned governments to "act swiftly" to address the imminent threat of frontier AI models like Anthropic's Mythos, being used to hack critical national systems. Boyd Multerer, chief executive at cyber security company Kry10 spoke to Guyon Espi...

National has today promised to help households shift to solar power through low interest loans, if reelected. The Home Energy Fund will offer low-interest loans so households can invest in solar, batteries, insulation and heat pumps without big upfront costs. Energy Spokesman Simeon Brown says National would also allow people to install solar without the need for council consent. Brown spoke to Gu...

Welcome to Midday Report essentials. In this episode: A new study is out on smoking decline in New Zealand. We spoke to ASH who say smoking rates among Maori have fallen faster than anywhere in the world. They say the drop in smoking has coincided with the rise of vaping - which is now the major quitting tool. Pike River miner's advocate Sonya Rockhouse told us why she's at Parliament today protes...

An update on the latest news and results from RNZ's sports team.

Long before ChatGPT brought AI into the mainstream, journalist Karen Hao was reporting on OpenAI and its leader Sam Altman. Drawing on years of access and reporting, including her book Empire of AI: Inside the Reckless Race for Total Domination, she spoke to Guyon Espiner about the people, ambitions and power driving the AI revolution.

The latest news from Australia with correspondent Amanda Copp in Canberra.

An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team.

The latest news from RNZ's business team.

Pike River campaigners Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse are in Wellington, hoping to persuade politicians to reject legislation they say risks a workplace disaster. Sonya Rockhouse spoke to Guyon Espiner.

New Zealand Rugby has announced it has rejected the joint bid by the Samoan and Tongan governments to save the Moana Pasifika franchise. Rugby reporter Joe Porter spoke to Guyon Espiner.

But first a new study published in the Lancet says New Zealand's smoking rates have fallen at an unprecedented pace in recent years. It says the rapid acceleration coincided with the increased uptake in vaping, which is now the most used method for adults to quit smoking. Ben Youdan, director of ASH spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Cyber security boss discusses five-eyes warning over AI; ERO report says education system failing thousands of students; Sacha Judd discusses new music streaming platform, Lume.

An update on the latest news and results from RNZ's sports team.

There's a new music streaming platform coming soon. Lume is locally made and backed by high profile artists like Lorde. Co-founder Sacha Judd spoke to Guyon Espiner ahead of its July 17 launch.

The latest news from the United States with correspondent Lauren Tomasi in Washington DC.

An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team.

The latest news from RNZ's business team.

The Education Review Office says the education system is failing thousands of at-risk and challenging students and has called for an urgent overhaul. Lloyd Martin, founder of Praxis, a network of Educators and Youth Development Practitioners spoke to Guyon Espiner.

New Zealand has signed up to a rare Five Eyes intelligence statement warning that powerful AI models capable of taking down governments and businesses are just months away. National Cyber Security Centre deputy director general for cyber security Catriona Robinson spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Nicola Willis discusses National's new KiwiSaver policies; Chloe Swarbrick discusses Green's tax policy with Guyon Espiner; Joe Porter discusses All Blacks team announcement.

RNZ reporter Luka Forman joined fans in central Auckland as they watched the All Whites' next Football World Cup match against Egypt.

The latest news from Australia with correspondent Amanda Copp in Canberra.

An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team.