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A few weeks ago we got an email from a listener asking why vinyl records cost so much. We decided to find out, and who better to chat to then Ben Wallace from Holiday Records - co-founder of New Zealand's only vinyl pressing plant Holiday Records.

Along with taxes, education and health, energy is proving to be a big talking point in the run up to the election .. which is now 33 days away. All the political parties have released some energy policies .. and while they're quite varied in their approaches .. the main focus seems to be bringing down the cost of electricity for us consumers. Our first guest would like electric transport to also b...

National campaigning on building new roads Labour on the cost of filling up the car and repairing it. Arena Williams tells us about Labour's plan for a right to repair law requiring car makers to give local mechanics the manuals software and tools to fix modern cars at cheaper prices. And it's cyber security awareness week ... The Cyber Security agency are asking us to be vigilant:But how prepared...

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

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

In an interview with Midday Report, one of the country's chief cyber officials has admitted the agency has no independent way of detecting an AI agent inside a hospital system, saying it would depend on the AI company or the victim owning up. Catriona Robinson of the National Cyber Security Centre spoke to Guyon Espiner.

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

The latest news from RNZ's business team.

Three people have been taken to hospital, two in a critical condition after a stabbing in west Auckland. Reporter Jessica Hopkins spoke to Guyon Espiner from the scene.

Labour has announced a policy it says would make car repairs cheaper and bring more competition to the petrol pump. The party's consumer affairs spokesperson Arena Williams spoke to Guyon Espiner.

The top stories and other headlines at midday

Kennedy has two stories of conservation success: the giant weta and the return of kiwi to the hills around Wellington.

The Hawke's Bay Farmers Market, at the Tomoana Showgrounds in Hastings - one of the most beloved markets in the country. Liz Randell runs the Coastal Squeeze juice stall - and is a committee member running the markets.

Lianne Dalziel is a life member of the Labour Party and a former MP, Cabinet Minister and Mahyor of Christchurch. Jonathan Ayling is a strategy consultant and  the former chief executive of the Free Speech Union (NZ), and an Act Party supporter and donor.

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport.

Criminal charges against the Wellington City Council and the water services organisation Tiaki Wai, FENZ and problems with one of the city's two high-rise fire engines  and the couple celebrating their life together, even as it comes to an end. 

Airini Beautrais reviews Hide: A Manuscript by Rebecca Hawkes (nga pukapuka pekapeka), and Incident Report by Elizabeth Morton (Otago University Press).

Big Girls Don't Cry, a coming-of-age film following a summer month in the life of 14-year-old Sid, hits cinemas in New Zealand this week.  It is Paloma Schneideman's first feature film, and she's had support from legendary NZ filmmakers Philippa Campbell and Jane Campion.

Christopher Luxon discusses polling, KiwiSaver and campaigning; Barbara Edmonds discusses Labour's fiscal plan; ACT plans to scrap KiwiSaver government contributions; Regional airlines get $5.7m boost as fuel prices soar

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport.

As Germany's Merz visits Kyiv, Russia hits key bridge in capital, France on edge amid student protests and clashes with police, and protests in Spain after parliament rejects housing crisis measures.

Researchers at the University of Auckland are developing a tool that could help revolutionise breast cancer detection. 

The El Niño weather system is leading FENZ to call on everyone to have a grab bag this summer, and an escape plan in case of a large wildfire. 

Body corporate managers and property lawyers are warning a lack of regulation has opened up a 'wild west' for the strata management sector.

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport.