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The Green Party wants to bring back the school lunch programme to what it was, then expand it to more schools. It's currently at an average cost of $3.58 per lunch. They want to increase it to $6.50, which they estimate would cost $600m a year by 2030. Co-leader Marama Davidson spoke to Guyon Espiner.

A deeply compelling innovation has cancer specialists buzzing. An experimental mRNA cancer vaccine which has allowed people with high-risk melanoma to live longer, cancer-free, according to drug companies Moderna and Merck. Medical Oncologist and Melanoma NZ Spokesperson Gareth Rivalland has been leading this from the New Zealand end joined Guyon Espiner to discuss.

Education Minister Erica Stanford speaks with Guyon Espiner about the government's $31 million plan to convert modern learning environments into traditional classrooms. Major General John Howard, a retired military leader and former Chief of Defence Intelligence for the NZDF, was also Deputy Director for Commonwealth Integration at the US Defense Intelligence Agency. He speaks with Guyon Espiner a...

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The latest Housing Affordability Report from Cotality has just come out, showing the ratio between house values and household incomes is back to where it was in 2015. Cotality chief economist Kelvin Davidson joins Guyon to discuss.

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

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Major General John Howard is a retired military leader who was Chief of Defence Intelligence for the NZDF and was also Deputy Director for Commonwealth Integration at the US Defense Intelligence Agency. He talks to Guyon Espiner about Defence Minister Paul Goldsmith cancelling an appearance at a meeting in Canberra with his Australian and Japanese counterparts.

Education Minister Erica Stanford talks to Guyon Espiner about $31 million from the government to convert modern learning environments into traditional classrooms.

Winston Peters says his own government's wasting money on another study into a second Auckland Harbour crossing. We got the Prime Minister's reaction during the caucus run. Following the collapse of the ceasefire in the US-Iran war ... and Trumps threat to bomb the Oman ... we spoke to a former US official who was an Iran expert on America's National Security Council And with the US caught in a Mi...

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With America caught in a Middle East quagmire yet again - what are the implications for the ambitions of China and North Korea in the Asia Pacific? Guyon Espiner speaks with Charlotte Glennie - one of only a handful of New Zealand journalists ever to report from inside North Korea. They also discuss her new book Every Second Counts which covers her two decades covering Asia as a foreign correspond...

The latest news from the United States with Nine News reporter Lauren Tomasi in Washington DC.

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The money-man behind Opportunity knows the party's policies will cost him. "I would be paying more tax", Alan Wilderland says. RNZ In Depth reporter Farah Hancock joins Guyon Espiner with the details.

Nate Swanson, a former Director for Iran on America's National Security Council gives his take on Trump's threat to bomb Oman, and the US's options for resolving the conflict with Iran

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has responded to Winston Peters' criticism of a Cabinet decision over a second harbour crossing in Auckland.

Chloe Swarnrick on the Green Party's plan to stop supermarket price gouging. Te Pati Maori co leader Debbie Ngarewa Packer on their pitch for the candidate vote than party votes. Fashion Week starts today we look at challenges and the innovations in the industry in New Zealand, with Fashion Week creative director Dan Ahwa.

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Creative director Dan Ahwa on the challenges and innovations within the industry as the 25th NZ Fashion week arrives

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

Midday rural news for 17 August 2026.