Midday Report

The latest news from Australia with ABC reporter Gavin Coote.

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

The latest news from RNZ's business team.

Deputy PM David Seymour spoke to Guyon Espiner about whether New Zealand supports Israel and the United States strikes on Iran.

Is the US strike on Iran legal under international law? The former executive director of Human Rights Watch, Kenneth Roth spoke to Guyon Espiner.

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

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

The weekly political chat with Guyon Espiner and Patrick Gower

The latest news from RNZ's business team.

Following internal debate from the government's coalition partners, Labour's finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds spoke to Guyon Espiner.

CEO of Kiwi Rail, Peter Reidy spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Get out now. That's the stark warning from Foreign Minister Winston Peters to New Zealanders in Iran, as former U.S. President Donald Trump weighs possible military action against the regime in Tehran. We speak directly with the Foreign Minister about the risks, the advice to Kiwis on the ground, and how New Zealand is preparing for a rapidly escalating situation; New child poverty statistics are...

The latest statistics show that beer drinking in New Zealand fell 10% to 265 million litres in the year ended December 2025. Dylan Firth, executive director of the Brewers Association of New Zealand spoke to Guyon Espiner.

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

The latest from the United States with reporter Laura Taglianetti in New York.

The latest news from RNZ's business team.

Cash might not be king anymore but, according to the Reserve Bank 80% of us use cash 'sometimes' for everyday purposes and the central bank says Kiwis have a resounding, unambiguous yes when surveyed about whether access to cash was a priority for them. Roger Beaumont, the CEO of the New Zealand Bankers Association spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Child Poverty stats released this morning show no change in child poverty rates for the year ended June 2025, according to Stats NZ. Children's Commissioner Claire Achmad spoke to Guyon Espiner.

New details have emerged about exactly what was hacked in the MediMap data breach. Midday Report can reveal that recorded medication and substance allergies were compromised, along with records of known medication intolerances. The company itself is not fronting, but we speak to the Privacy Commissioner about what patients and families can do and how MediMap can be held to account. And if you are...

Latest sports news from RNZ's sports team.

New Zealand is AI illiterate, and if we don't act soon, it could seriously harm our economy. That's the warning from technology expert Mark Laurence, who is questioning why AI is not a key election year issue. He spoke to Guyon Espiner.

The latest rural news from RNZ's Rural team.

Zach Montellaro of Politico spoke to Guyon Espiner.

The latest news from RNZ's business team.

Golden Bay Air has become the first airline to benefit from a $30 million pool of money the government is going to lend to regional airlines to help them keep services on vulnerable routes in the regions. Associate Transport Minister James Meager spoke to Guyon Espiner.