Midday Report

Police have new powers to move on the homeless. The trouble is they say they don't have the time or resources to deal with it. Police Association President Steve Watt spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor remains eighth in line to the throne. How can New Zealand stop him from ever getting near becoming head of state, and has the Prime Minister put any moves into action. We get the latest from Britain and talk to a constitutional expert about the implications for New Zealand; After nearly 30 years, it is the end of the line for the Splore music festival. We dance down memo...

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

And after nearly 30 years, Splore is wrapping up. Journalist Russell Brown has been involved in the event over the years. He spoke to Guyon Espiner.

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

Patrick Gower joins Guyon Espiner for their weekly political chat.

The latest news from RNZ's business team.

Now Andrew Mountbatten Windsor remains eighth in line to the throne. In the unlikely event of that happening he would be Head of State of New Zealand. Constitutional lawyer Graeme Edgeler spoke to Guyon Espiner.

7 News reporter Jacquelin Robson at Buckingham Palace.

National U-turns on housing density; fearing a backlash in well-heeled parts of Auckland, the government drops its housing number ambitions, two million new homes was too much; how does 1.6 million sound? We take a look at the housing plans being released today; and when one door closes, another opens - four major environmental groups are boycotting National's blue-green conference this weekend, b...

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

Forest and Bird will go to a State of the Nation speech from Opportunity Party - and the other big hitting environmental groups will go as well. Opportunity Party Leader Qiulae Wong spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Four of the country's biggest environmental groups are boycotting the National Party's Blue Green conference this year. Richard Capie, the general manager of conservation policy & advocacy at Forest and Bird spoke to Guyon Espiner.

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

The latest news from the United States with correspondent Laura Taglianetti in New York.

The latest news from RNZ's business team.

Scott Caldwell from the Coalition for More Homes responded to Housing Minister Chris Bishop's announcement and spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Housing Minister Chris Bishop delivered his much anticipated speech on backdowns in housing density plans for Auckland. Political reporter Lilian Hanly spoke to Guyon Espiner.

New cancer meds are in the offing as Pharmac ups access to leukemia drugs: Minister David Seymour on the impact of this and how belives it refects a cultural shift: patitent advocates going from fighting Pharmac to being consulted over new medicines;New Zealand's infrastructure woes: should more tolling and congestion charges be part of the mix - Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown and later the Green Part...

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

Chloe Swarbrick spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Rebounding dairy prices, a good start to the pipfruit harvest, and storm-damaged highways. For the latest from the RNZ Rural News team.

The latest from Australia with our correspondent in Canberra - Nine News political reporter Amanda Copp.

The latest news from RNZ's business team.

The Infrastructure Commission report out yesterday lamented the woeful state of New Zealand's infrastructure and the massive gap between the price of what we want and what we can afford to pay. For Aucklanders listening to this stuck in traffic the report had a sobering statistic. You lose an average of 66 hours a year to traffic jams. Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown spoke to Guyon Espiner.