Midday Report

Welcome to Midday Report essentials In today's episode: Monster waves hit Wellington's south coast - 350 homes evacuated, flights and ferries cancelled, and a plane has blown over at Welly airport. Field Correspondent Charlotte Cook joined us. The government is barrelling ahead with plans to build an LNG terminal but has gassed moves to get consumers to pay for it with a levy - Labour is crying fo...

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

Spark wants to modernise the 2000 or so phone booths across New Zealand by offering free calling, Wi-Fi, and phone charging. But a stand off with Auckland Council over ad revenue threatens that plan for the whole country. Spark chief brand and corporate affairs officer Leela Ashford spoke to Guyon Espiner.

The latest news from the United States with correspondent Aaron Pellish in Washington DC.

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

The latest news from RNZ's business team.

The government has backed down on paying for its LNG import terminal through a levy, and is imposing steeper fines on power companies to shore up energy supply. The government has also agreed to proceed with a terminal, and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment is beginning consultation on new regulations for power companies' dry year supply backups. Labour energy spokeswoman Megan W...

Monster waves are beginning to hit Wellington's south coast, 350 homes have been evacuated and flights and ferries have been cancelled. Field Correspondent Charlotte Cook, spoke to Guyon Espiner from Owhiro Bay.

Chris Hipkins discusses Labour's party list; World Vision's Rebekah Armstrong discusses Modern Slavery Bill; ACT MP Mark Cameron discusses decision to leave parliament.

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

After six years in Parliament, ACT MP Mark Cameron has made the decision to not return after the 2026 election. While he's undergoing dialysis, Cameron says it's not tenable for him to continue travelling back and forth between Ruawai and Wellington. Cameron spoke to Guyon Espiner.

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.

Labour leader Chris Hipkins spoke to Guyon Espiner following the release of Labour's party list for the 2026 election.

New Zealand given access to Mythos AI; Anna Fifield discusses NZ's current relationship with China; Is Vladimir Putin really aiming for immortality?; Political chat with Patrick Gower and Guyon Espiner.

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

In September last year, on the sidelines of a military parade in Beijing, Russian President Vladimir Putin was captured by a hot mic, telling Chinese Premier Xi Jinping that humans could achieve immortality by replacing their organs. The conversation was generally dismissed as eccentric small talk between aging autocrats. But Wall Street Journal chief European political correspondent Bojan Pancevs...

Weekly chat about the week in politics with Patrick Gower and Guyon Espiner.

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

The latest news from RNZ's business team.

The SIS has warned that China's military is deploying tactics to con Kiwis into passing on sensitive information through approaches on LinkedIn about fake job schemes. It comes a day after four MPs were banned from China after visiting Taiwan. Anna Fifield spoke to Guyon Espiner.

New Zealand has been given access to a frontier AI model that is deemed too dangerous for general release. Catriona Robinson, Deputy Director General of Cyber Security, at the National Cyber Security Centre, which is part of our intelligence agency the GCSB, spoke to Guyon Espiner.

What new Trump tariffs could mean for New Zealand exporters; Maxim Institute releases study into AI use in government.

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