Midday Report

Scott O'Donnell would have been paid tens of thousands of dollars to be on KiwiRail's board. But conflicts of interest meant he missed large chunks of its meetings. He's recently resigned - more than two years before his term was up - to pursue other interests, but details released under the Official Information Act show just how conflicted the director was. In Depth's Farah Hancock spoke to Guyon...

Poltical storm clouds gathering over Wellington too with MPs arriving for another sitting week at Parliament.

Parts of the lower North Island are now under an Orange heavy rain warning, including Wellington which has been ravaged by flooding overnight. Mik Breitenbach woke to a flooded home. She spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Nicola Willis speaks to Guyon Espiner from Washington DC, Political chat with Patrick Gower and Guyon Espiner and Auckland's Real Groovy celebrates World Record Store Day.

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

Dan Bali is the marketing manager and events co-ordinator for Auckland's Real Groovy Records. He spoke to Guyon Espiner ahead of Record Store Day.

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

Weekly chat about the week in politics with Patrick Gower and Guyon Espiner.

The latest news from RNZ's business team.

Christopher Luxon has failed to lift his party out of the danger zone of late twenties in the polls for the last few months. Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch spoke to Guyon Espiner.

The Finance Minister is in Washington DC to meet with White House officials and also taking part in IMF meetings, as the world grapples with war in the Middle East and the resulting oil shocks and inflation fears. Nicola Willis spoke to Guyon Espiner from Washington DC.

Judge rules ethical investment policies of Super Fund were unlawful; Is New Zealand doing enough as the fuel crisis intensifies?; Former Splore director discusses Live Nation court ruling.

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

A jury in New York has found the concert giant, Live Nation, and its subsidiary, Ticketmaster, guilty of illegally monopolising ticketing markets. Music promoter and former director of the now defunct Splore festival John Mintry spoke to Guyon Espiner.

The latest news 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.

As other countries are pouring billions into trying to cusion the blow of the oil shock, is New Zealand doing enough as the fuel crisis intensifies? Economist Shamubeel Eaqub spoke to Guyon Espiner.

A judge has ruled the ethical investment policies of the Super Fund were unlawful after the Palestinian Solidarity Network Aotearoa and other activist groups argued that four companies they were investing in were supporting Israeli occupation and human rights abuses in the West Bank. Frances Joychild, the lawyer acting for the Palestinian Solidarity Network Aotearoa spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Brad Olsen discusses IMF warning over Middle East conflict; Dr Don Brash on how relationships with the US are changing; Concern over medical advice being given by AI chatbots.

Some sad news with Super Rugby side Moana Pasifika to be wound up, Barry Guy explains.

A new study out today has found that half of the answers to health and medical questions supplied by five artificial intelligence chatbots are 'somewhat' or 'highly' problematic. One of the researchers is Alessandro Marcon at the University of Alberta Health Law Institute. Marcon spoke to Guyon Espiner.

News from the rural farming sector.

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

News from the business sector.