Midday Report

The ACT Party wants to complete all remaining historic Treaty claims, and scrap the Waitangi Tribunal once they're wrapped up. Leader David Seymour says the Tribunal has changed a lot since it was set up in 1975, and now passes judgement on day-to-day government policies. Dr Carwyn Jones is the head lecturer for Maori Laws and Philosophy at Te Wananga o Raukawa and spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira.

Ten thousand public servants on strike across the country: demanding pay rises that keep up with the cost of living ... The PSA joined Guyon Espiner to respond to the government's claim that they are just politicking ahead of the election Labour releases its AI strategy: tech spokesman Reuben Davidson told Guyon how they plan to keep the bots at bay. And Financial Times journalist Robin Wiggleswor...

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

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

Robin Wigglesworth, author of a new book called "A Fabulous Debt: The Epic Story of How Bonds Built the Modern World" spoke to Guyon Espiner.

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

The latest news from RNZ's business team.

Labour has released its AI policy today. It includes an Office of AI to coordinate policy across government, a new online safety regulator, stronger copyright laws and what it says will be clear rules for data centres so households aren't left carrying the cost. Labour's science and tech spokesman Reuben Davidson spoke to Guyon Espiner.

More than 10,000 public servants will down tools in a strike taking place over more than a dozen town centres today. The public servants are demanding pay rises that keep up with the cost of living. Public Service Association National Secretary Duane Leo spoke to Guyon Espiner.

On today's episode on the back of the latest political poll showing both National and Labour below 30%, the so-called major parties have rolled out new election policies this morning. RNZ's political editor Craig McCulloch joined me with the details. Tickets for the Warrior's game this Saturday went on sale at midday and sold out in minutes. One NZ Warriors chief executive Cameron George joined us...

Midday Sports News for 8 September 2026.

The latest news from the United States with Jagruti Dave in Washington DC.

News from the rural farming sector.

News from the business sector.

Tickets for the Warriors' NRL play-off match this weekend went on sale on Tuesday. Cameron George, chief executive of the NZ Warriors spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira.

Craig McCulloch spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira following National's policy announcement.

Cameron Bagrie discusses Green's KiwiMart announcement; Mortgage expert discusses National's new first homebuyer policy; Why are voters increasingly turning to the smaller parties?

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

For the first time, both National and Labour have dropped below 30 percent in a political poll. The latest Taxpayers' Union-Curia Poll came out this morning, with Labour down 1.9 points to 25.9 percent, and National down two points to 29 percent. Robert MacCulloch, a professor of economics at the University of Auckland spoke to Guyon Espiner.

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.

National is promising to help more people buy their first home by expanding access to the government's low-deposit scheme. The First Home Loan scheme run by Kainga Ora would allow buyers to purchase their first home with a 5 percent deposit, rather than 20 percent which most banks require. David Cunningham runs Squirrel Mortgages and spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Cameron Bagrie, an independent economist with Bagrie Economics spoke to Guyon Espiner following the Green Party announcement it would open KiwiMart, a government-owned alternative to the Foodstuffs and Woolworths duopoly.

David Seymour discusses Maori and Pacific access to med school; SPCA issues new voluntary standard for chicken welfare; How the NZ music industry is handling the rise of AI content; Political chat with Guyon Espiner and Patrick Gower