Midday Report

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.

Deputy Political Editor Craig McCulloch spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Qiulae Wong rules out working with Peters as Foreign Minister; Erica Stanford discusses new policies from National and ACT; Latest news from Australia.

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

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.

Erica Stanford says she is expanding the onsite training programme for teachers, and will take the money from a relocation grant that aimed to lure teachers from overseas. Stanford spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Now leader Quilae Wong has laid out her first bottom line for coalitions: She is ruling out being part of any government where Winston Peters is the Foreign Minister. Wong spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Craig McCulloch discusses the fallout from Peters'; Sir Brian Roche discusses social media ad review findings; Political chat with Patrick Gower and Guyon Espiner.

Weekly chat about the week in politics with Patrick Gower and Guyon Espiner.

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

The latest news from RNZ's business team.

A review into the Public Service Commission's social media ads to oppose public service strike action has found it should have handled the post more carefully. The review found the commission was not directed by ministers and did not breach political neutrality. But it did find the commission should have handled its messaging more carefully. Chief executive of the Public Service Commission Sir Bri...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is under pressure to sack Foreign Minister Winston Peters for comments telling a Green MP, born in China, who's lived in New Zealand since he was seven, to go back to where he came from. Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Welcome to Midday Report essentials with Guyon Espiner. In this episode. China's ambassador has hit back after Foreign Minister Winston Peters told a Chinese-born New Zealand MP to "go back to your own country" in Parliament. Our deputy politcal editor joined me with his assessment. The Education Review Office fears AI is damaging children's critical thinking: but its new report also shows 93 perc...

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

In 2023, Shannon Gleeson was a 33-year-old corporate lawyer with her life all mapped out; when she received a diagnosis of Stage 4 breast cancer. Alongside conventional treatment, she took part in a trial giving people MDMA therapy to deal with the existential dread of their diagnosis. Shannon Gleeson joined Guyon to discuss how the treatment changed her life.

The latest news from the United States with correspondent Aaron Pellish in Washington DC.