Midday Report

Welcome to Midday Report essentials with Guyon Espiner. At least five New Zealanders are missing after a flash flood and landslide hit the Nepal-China border. Guyon Espiner spoke to the former honorary Nepalese consul to New Zealand, Dinesh Khadka. Reports say the devastating flash flood may have been caused by part of a glacier collapsing. Guyon heard from an expert on landslides who works in Nep...

An update on the latest news and results from RNZ's sport teams.

Guyon Espiner talks with Hans van Leeuwen, the Telegraph's International Economics Editor, about China's drive to get humanoid robots where we live and work, and the USA's banning of foreign made robots.

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.

Dr Tom Robinson is with the school of earth and environment at the University of Canterbury. He studies and models landslides and his work takes him to the Himalaya and Nepal. Dr Tom Robinson talks to Guyon Espiner.

At least 160 are confirmed dead in a landslide caused a flood through a valley between Tibet and Nepal.

Welcome to Midday Report essentials with Guyon Espiner. Top ministry officials are found in contempt of Parliament after the Privileges Committee ruled they deliberately misled MPs about a bungled multi-million dollar IT project. RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch had the details. Meridian Energy posts a $130m profit and is now promising to keep energy price increases below the rate of in...

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

Tributes flow for Dolly Parton who died today at the age of 80. She was a huge influence on artists both internationally and from Aotearoa, Guyon Espiner talks with local country star Suzanne Prentice.

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.

Guyon Espiner talks with Meridian Chief Executive Mike Roan as the company powers back, posting a profit of $130 million for the past 12 months.

A top ministry boss has been found in contempt of Parliament for deliberately misleading MPs about a bungled multi-million-dollar IT project. But the Privileges Committee has not recommend any further punishment. Craig McCulloch joins Guyon Espiner to discuss.

Welcome to Midday Report essentials with Guyon Espiner. Today, we heard from our reporter Luxy Xia who was in court this morning as the leader of a fringe religious group was sentenced to more than 10 years for the manslaughter and kidnapping of his 70-year-old follower: found wrapped in black rubbish bags in Auckland's Gulf Harbour in 2024. We looked at the 3 options for time-of-use charging for...

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

Dr Cassandra Mudgway is Senior Lecturer Above the Bar, at the University of Canterbury's Faculty of Law and says social media harm exists but the Government's proposed ban on under-16s on social media might not be the answer.

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.

Guyon talks with Auckland Councillor Shane Henderson who talked about the first phase of the congestion charging scheme.

Guyon Espiner talks with reporter Lucy Xia after sentencing in the case of the body in the bag found in Auckland's Gulf Harbour in 2024.

Labour leader Chris Hipkins on party's campaign slogan; Auckland Councillor Richard Hills on National nixing bed levy; Study shows NZ not following tobacco guidelines.