Midday Report

An Auckland Council deal with the government billed as the first of its kind between a city and central government. Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Economist Kelly Eckhold discusses effects of the Middle East conflict on New Zealand; Geopolitical analyst Dr Geoffrey Miller on the Middle East ceasefire; What AI could mean for cyber security.

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

Anthropic latest AI product - Claude Mythos2 Preview - seems to be so good at its job that it's exposed major vulnerabilities in computer operating systems and web browsers. They've pulled together other tech giants - including competitors - to attempt to fix the problems before the product is released. Guyon speaks to Senior Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Victoria, Andre...

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

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

The latest news from RNZ's business team.

Geopolitical analyst Dr Geoffrey Miller discusses the current ceasefire in the Middle East with Guyon Espiner.

The status of the Strait of Hormuz is unclear as the fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran is tested. Hopes were high yesterday that tankers would begin flowing throught the Strait of Hormuz and fuel prices would come down at the pump. Westpac Chief Economist Kelly Eckhold, who has been monitoring this very closely, talks to Guyon.

The Iranian ambassador in New Zealand calls Donald Trump's comments a sign of desperation; Law experts flag potential breaches in Middle East conflict; The latest on the Middle East conflict from the United States.

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

The latest on the Middle East conflict from the United States with Washington correspondent Toni Waterman.

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.

Last week over 100 international law experts wrote an open letter to "express profound concern about serious violations of international law and alarming rhetoric by the United States, Israel, and Iran in the present armed conflict in the Middle East. One of those who signed the letter was Oona A. Hathaway, a professor of international law and political science at Yale University, and previous spe...

The Iranian ambassador to New Zealand, Reza Nazar Ahari has responded to Donald Trump's statement that a whole civilization will die if Iran didn't open the Strait of Hormuz. He spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Artemis II mission breaks records as it passes moon; New political poll out from Tax Payers Union; Air New Zealand cuts flights due to fuel crisis.

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

Air New Zealand is making further cuts to its flight schedules and lifting ticket prices in response to the high cost of jet fuel. Bay of Plenty MP Tom Rutherford spoke to Guyon Espiner.

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

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

The latest news from RNZ's business team.

The latest Taxpayers Union-Curia poll has been released. Political editor Jo Moir discusses the results with Guyon Espiner.

Dr Morgan Cable has worked at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory for over 13 years, working on the Dragonfly mission to Titan and the Cassini Mission to Saturn. She's also a Senior Lecturer in Space Science at the Victoria University of Wellington. Dr Cable spoke to Guyon Espiner.