Midday Report

Midday Rural News for 30 January 2025.

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

Paddy Gower joined Guyon Espiner to talk politics as election year gets underway.

Midday Business News for 30 January 2025.

New Zealand has declined the invitation to join Donald Trump's Board of Peace.

The Free Trade Agreement with India has National at loggerheads with its coalition partner New Zealand First, which is opposing the agreement, claiming it could lead to 20,000 Indians coming into New Zealand and the loss of Kiwi jobs. That leaves the future of the deal dependent on the votes of the opposition Labour Party. Its trade spokesman, Damien O'Connor spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Winston Peters has intensified his attack on his own government's Free Trade Agreement with India claiming up to 20,000 Indians will be able to come into the country and the agreement will result in New Zealanders losing their jobs. We get reaction from Trade Minister Todd McClay; Rescue efforts paused again at the Mount Maunganui slip, we hear from an engineering geologist; One of the world top t...

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

One of the world's top thinkers and writers Steven Pinker is visiting New Zealand and is holding an event in Auckland on Monday. His new book is: When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows. It explores how "common knowledge" - knowing that everyone else knows something - drives social, political, and economic behavior. Pinker spoke to Guyon Espiner.

The latest from the United States with correspondent Laura Taglianetti in New York.

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

The latest news from RNZ's business team.

Police are back on the scene of the deadly slip in Mount Maunganui, continuing the painstaking search for the remaining five victims. Dr Chris Massey is an engineering geologist with Earth Sciences and spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Winston Peters has intensified his attack on his own government's Free Trade Agreement with India, claiming that about 20,000 Indians will be able to come into New Zealand under the provisions of the FTA. Trade Minister Todd McClay spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Attorney General and Defence Minister Judith Collins, a former leader of the National Party, will retire from politics and not stand again aver the November election; Judith Collins was first elected to Parliament to represent the seat of Clevedon in 2002 - one of her peers was Sir John Key. He spoke to Guyon Espiner; Tauranga Mayor Mahe Drysdale has pledged to get to the bottom of what was done a...

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

Political commentator Ben Thomas spoke to Guyon Espiner about the retirement of Judith Collins.

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

Latest news from Australia with Nine News political reporter Amanda Copp.

The latest news from RNZ's business team.

Tauranga Mayor Mahe Drysdale has pledged to get to the bottom of what was done and when. He spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Judith Collins was first elected to Parliament to represent the seat of Clevedon in 2002. One of her peers was Sir John Key. He spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Attorney General and Defence Minister Judith Collins, a former leader of the National Party, will retire from politics and not stand again aver the November election. Political reporter Anneke Smith spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Political reporter Russell Palmer spoke to Guyon Espiner as the political year gets underway in Wellington; Waikato University Professor Al Gillespie spoke to Guyon Espiner following comments from Labour Leader Chris Hipkins, hitting out at the government for considering New Zealand's possible position in Donald Trump's Board of Peace; While the Prime Minister has acknowledged the role climate cha...

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