Midday Report

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.

Seymour reveals AI used in government problem-solving trial; Simeon Brown discusses National's nine-point energy policy; Political chat with Patrick Gower and Guyon Espiner.

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

Patrick Gower and Guyon Espiner discuss the week in poltiics.

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

The latest news from RNZ's business team.

National says the policy will deliver more supply, more competition and more choice for households and businesses. National's energy spokesman, and campaign chair Simeon Brown spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour has revealed to Midday Report that the government has used AI in a dummy run to solve complex government problems. Speaking as part of a Midday Report series into party positions on AI, Seymour also said he thought it would be acceptable for AI to write Cabinet papers as long as there was a human in the loop. He spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Labour is promising a Fair Go Law it says will end consumer rip offs like hidden fees on tickets or gym subscriptions which are impossible to cancel. Cash is still king - according to the Reserve Bank who are with us live to reveal what New Zealanders told them about the access they want to real money. And we continue our series on AI policy: today it's Opportunity Party leader Quilae Wong.

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

What should a small country like New Zealand do with the rapidly developing technology of AI? Opportunity Party leader Qiulae Wong spoke to Guyon Espiner for Midday Report's election interview series on AI.

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.

Kiwis are still keen for cash, according to the latest report from the Reserve Bank. Of the 6,000 New Zealanders the RBNZ heard from, more than half said they were not satisfied with access to cash services. More than half of adults aged 18 to 29 use cash to pay for everyday things. Karen Silk, Assistant Governor for Money at the Reserve Bank spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Labour promises its proposed Fair Go Law will end consumer rip offs like hidden fees on tickets or gym subscription which are impossible to cancel. Labour's spokesperson for Consumer Affairs Arena Williams spoke to Guyon Espiner.

A major and ground breaking challenge to New Zealand's climate change policies as a Dutch NGO lodges a complaint we've breached our trade agreement with the EU. If the government's books are improving what is the case for Barbara Edmonds to hold the purse strings? We'll ask her about the affordability of super and whether the soggy housing market will dampen returns from Labour's Capital Gains Tax...

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

National leader Christopher Luxon is out and about in Christchurch where he's just spoken to media. Political reporter Giles Dexter spoke to Guyon Espiner from the campaign trail.

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 government opened the books yesterday and the numbers were a little better than had been forecast. For the election campaign that sets up a fiscal fight on several fronts, including whether Labour can meet its spending promises without putting the surplus at risk. Labour's Finance Spokeswoman Barbara Edmonds spoke to Guyon Espiner.

A Dutch environmental group claims New Zealand has broken its climate change promises in the free trade agreement with the EU and is lodging the first complaint of its kind through the European Commission. Eliza Oldfield, a Senior Legal Researcher with the Environmental Law Initiative spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Today: Opportunity lays out coalition bottom lines on the environment, economic competition and lobbying regulation ... What happened to the land tax and the universal basic income? Leader Qiulae Wong joined us. With diesel prices spiking and concerns about supply Transporting New Zealand says we should double our diesel reserves. We'll hear their plans for a fuel resilience fund and how to pay fo...