Midday Report

Welcome to Midday Report essentials with Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira. In this episode: Labour's unveiled a new plan aimed at small business, promising faster payments, bigger tax write-offs, and less red tape. The party's finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds joins us. After a decade of construction, Auckland's City Rail Link finally has an opening date - Sunday the 13th of September. I spoke to the may...

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

It is the last day for Maori to switch their electoral roll, from Maori to General, or vice versa. Doctor Lara Greaves, an associate professor in politics at Victoria University of Wellington spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira.

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.

Auckland's City Rail Link finally has an opening date. The train tunnel connection under the CBD will open after a decade of construction. Auckland mayor Wayne Brown spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira.

Labour has unveiled a new plan aimed at small business, promising faster payments, bigger tax write-offs, and less red tape. Finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira.

Brad Olsen discusses latest unemployment figures; Dr Robin Whyman discusses report into Kiwis oral health; The AI technology that's watching babies sleep.

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

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

Artificial intelligence is creeping more and more into our everyday lives, and now, it can help you monitor your baby's sleep. The Nanit smart monitor uses machine learning to track a baby's sleep, logging every time your baby's eyes open, and it gives a nightly "sleep efficiency" score parents can check from their phone. New York Times writer Sapna Maheshwari has had one of these cameras for year...

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

The latest news from RNZ's business team.

More than 40 percent of adults say they have unmet dental needs due to the cost of dental treatment. That represents more than 1.7 million people. Those numbers are included in the Dental Association Oral Health Report Card, the country's first ever report on the progress of New Zealand's oral health. Dr Robin Whyman of the New Zealand Dental Association spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Police responded to an incident in the Auckland suburb of Epsom this morning. Reporter Jessica Hopkins spoke to Guyon Espiner from the scene.

Unemployment numbers are out and they are ugly. Stats NZ jobless data has come in at 5.6 percent for the June quarter, worse than expected and the highest in more than a decade. Infometrics Principal Economist Brad Olsen spoke to Guyon Espiner

Latest from parliament with Craig McCulloch; New report calls for electricity sector reform; Petition calling for mining protection presented at parliament; Philip Duncan discusses icy blast hitting New Zealand.

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

Forest & Bird and other environmental groups are presenting a petition calling for the West Coast Denniston Plateau to be protected from coal mining. It's been signed by more than 30,000 people. Campaign leader Scott Burnett 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.

A new report by the Auckland Chamber of Commerce and the Northern Infrastructure Forum is calling for reform of the electricity sector, which it says could unleash $30 billion extra in GDP. Barney Irvine, Executive Director of the Northern Infrastructure Forum spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Snow on the sand at Christchurch's New Brighton beach, intersections in central Dunedin blanketed in snow. The cold snap has snapped. Philip Duncan, head forecaster with Weather Watch spoke to Guyon Espiner.