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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.

The top stories and other headlines at midday

RNZ sport editor Dana Johannsen.

Jeremy Elwood and Michele A'Court with a lighter take on recent stories.

The latest news and sport from RNZ Pacific.

An election stoush over who signed train contracts for services to and from the Wairarapa, while farmers and conservationists debate the value of the rook species in the region. Piers also discusses roaming dogs on rural land.

Florence Kitteridge from Unity Books Wellington talks about John Steinbeck's East of Eden (Penguin Books), and Women Without Men by Shahrnush Parsipur (Penguin Books).

A career firefighter has won a Kate Sheppard Memorial Award allowing her to complete her research into the under-representation of women in the fire service.

The latest news and sport from RNZ Pacific.

David Cunliffe discusses growing cost of superannuation; Southland urology crisis raises concerns over patient safety; What National's new paperless travel policy means for Kiwis; Tau Henare discusses growing support for Greens on Maori roll

More is being learned about the summit between US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Xinping.

Hundreds of people have registered for a Hyrox simulation at North Hagley Park on October 10th. 

Two academics are leading the pushback against the use of artificial intelligence in university education in the United States.

Community organisations are fighting back against more changes to grant funding which they say could mean small organisations risk missing out on funding altogether.

The latest news and sport from RNZ Pacific.

We cross the Tasman to talk to our correspondent Richard Willingham from ABC in Victoria.

Famed for its summer Festival of the Lights, New Plymouth has put a twist on the audio visual experience and taken it indoors to the city's main theatre for the Darklight Hidden World exhibition. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin went along to take a look.

Ashburton's Bookarama has been going for 47 years, has tens of thousands of books and has made over $1.5 million for community groups over its lifetime. John Driscoll is the chair of the charitable trust that distributes the funds and spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss for this week's regional spotlight.

Business update for 2 October 2026.

Suncorp is worried that many people are buying houses without really looking into whether they might be subject to natural hazards or other risks. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds has been talking to them and spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Despite crackdowns earlier this year from police, methamphetamine is still getting into communities. As part of our five-part series on meth addiction, RNZ has looked at the ways meth gets onto our shores from organised criminal groups overseas. Finn Blackwell reports.