Midday Report

Cameron Bagrie, an independent economist with Bagrie Economics spoke to Guyon Espiner following the Green Party announcement it would open KiwiMart, a government-owned alternative to the Foodstuffs and Woolworths duopoly.

David Seymour discusses Maori and Pacific access to med school; SPCA issues new voluntary standard for chicken welfare; How the NZ music industry is handling the rise of AI content; Political chat with Guyon Espiner and Patrick Gower

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

Australia has just moved to ban AI generated music from its charts, and in the US legal action is in train as artists sue AI companies for ripping off their creative endeavours to train their bots. So how is New Zealand handling the challenge of AI in the music industry? Jo Oliver is the chief executive of Recorded Music New Zealand and spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Patrick Gower joins Guyon Espiner to discuss the political stories of the week.

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

The latest news from RNZ's business team.

The SPCA has issued a new voluntary standard for chicken welfare after questions from RNZ about fast-growing frankenchickens, as people have nicknamed them. Farah Hancock from the in depth team spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Known as MAPAS, the Maori and Pacific Access Scheme holds back 30 percent of places in medical school for Maori and Pacific students. ACT scored a review of the MAPAS scheme in the 2023 coalition with National. That has been done but it's not been released. David Seymour spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Latest from Pacific Islands Forum in Palau; Barbara Edmonds responds to OCR rise by Reserve Bank; Craig Stobo on his New Zealand First candidacy.

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

New Zealand First has announced that former Chair of the Financial Markets Authority Craig Stobo will stand for the party in the Botany Electorate at the general election. Stobo spoke to Guyon Espiner.

The latest news from the United States with Nine News reporter Lauren Tomasi in Washington DC.

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

The latest news from RNZ's business team.

Labour finance and economy spokesperson Barbara Edmonds spoke to Guyon Espiner following yesterday's raising of the official cash rate by the Reserve Bank.

Political reporter Lillian Hanly spoke to Guyon Espiner following Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's press conference in Palau.

New Plymouth Mayor on closure of Methanex plant; Wellington mayor responds to review into Moa Point failure; Sir Crawford Falconer on the future of NZ trade policy.

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

Trade expert Sir Crawford Falconer says New Zealand should look beyond concerns about US tariffs and the US-China trade conflict, as it considers the future of its trade policy. Sir Crawford Falconer 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.

The catastrophic failure of the Moa Point wastewater treatment plant was caused by long-standing systemic failures of leadership by Wellington City Council, Wellington Water and the plant's operator Veolia, a damning report has found. Wellington Mayor Andrew Little spoke to Guyon Espiner.

New Zealand's largest gas user Methanex has announced its Taranaki plant will close, after more than four decades in operation. The Taranaki plant employs about 300 people, who are now facing job losses. New Plymouth Mayor Max Brough spoke to Guyon Espiner.