Midday Report

Welcome to Midday Report essentials with Guyon Espiner. Labour looked beat by the gang scandal, but, the new RNZ poll gives them a path to power. We heard from Labour's campaign chair Kieran McAnulty on how he plans to push Labour over the line. Nicola Willis spoke to the mixed fortunes for National - the Reserve Bank held the Official Cash Rate yesterday, but the Finance Minister would be likely...

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

The latest RNZ-Reid Research poll has National on 24.8 percent, which projects to about 30 seats in the House of Parliament. But National won 44 electorates last time, and if it holds even some of those, Parliament could end up bigger than 120 seats. To explain how it works, University of Otago law professor Andrew Geddis, one of the country's leading authorities on electoral law, spoke to Guyon E...

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.

The Reserve Bank yesterday surprised economists when it held the official cash rate at 2.75 percent. BNZ's head of research Stephen Toplis said he was flabbergasted, and still expects the OCR to peak at 3.75 percent next year. National's finance spokesperson Nicola Willis spoke to Guyon Espiner.

A new RNZ Reid-Research poll out today shows National has crashed to under 25 percent with Labour sitting at 30 percent. Labour's campaign chair Kieran McAnulty spoke to Guyon Espiner.

ASB's acting chief economist previews OCR decision; National shifts focus after poll shows party at 29 percent; What US mid-terms could mean for global politics.

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

Polls show Donald Trump's popularity at an all time low, and Democrats are set to make significant gains in the House of Representatives. What does this mean for the rest of the world, and what would a post-Trump relationship with America might look like for New Zealand? Dr Zack Cooper, an American foreign policy expert, 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.

RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch was at a National campaign update from Simeon Brown this morning and spoke to Guyon Espiner.

The Reserve Bank will announce its decision on whether to raise the Official Cash Rate at 2pm. Economists believe a rate hike is certain and there are more to come. ASB's acting chief economist, Kim Mundy spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Sarah Dalton on Waitakere Hospital's empty ICU; Study finds 24.9 percent gender pay gap in property; Jasmine Vojdani on an AI agent pitching her story ideas.

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

Imagine waking up and seeing an email from someone you've never met, who has read your work and wants to talk about it. Only it isn't someone. It's an AI agent called Tamara, and it's pitching writing ideas, to try and earn enough tokens to stay switched on. That's what happened to Jasmine Vojdani, a senior editor at New York Magazine. She found out Tamara was created on a social media app called...

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.

New research reveals a 24.9 percent gender pay gap in the property industry. The Property Council's Inclusion Alliance research that draws on pay data from 30 property organisations is one of the most comprehensive studies of its kind undertaken in the sector. Council chief executive Leonie Freeman spoke to Guyon Espiner.

A brand new intensive care unit at Auckland's Waitakere Hospital is sitting vacant with no patients, no staff and no operating budget. The first ICU for West Auckland was announced five years ago at a cost of $96 million, with the six bed unit due to open by the end of this year. Now, there's no set opening date. Sarah Dalton, executive director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists s...

Kia ora, welcome to Midday Report essentials . In todays episode: Kerrin Leoni resigns from the Labour Party after video shows she campaigned with Mongrel Mob members, and Chris Hipkins says racism on the right is a factor in the gang scandal. RNZ political editor Jo Moir joined me on whether it could cost him the election. The fiscal fights continue: the Greens say NZ First's campaign promises ad...