Midday Report

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

The latest news from RNZ's business team.

Pike River campaigners Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse are in Wellington, hoping to persuade politicians to reject legislation they say risks a workplace disaster. Sonya Rockhouse spoke to Guyon Espiner.

New Zealand Rugby has announced it has rejected the joint bid by the Samoan and Tongan governments to save the Moana Pasifika franchise. Rugby reporter Joe Porter spoke to Guyon Espiner.

But first a new study published in the Lancet says New Zealand's smoking rates have fallen at an unprecedented pace in recent years. It says the rapid acceleration coincided with the increased uptake in vaping, which is now the most used method for adults to quit smoking. Ben Youdan, director of ASH spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Cyber security boss discusses five-eyes warning over AI; ERO report says education system failing thousands of students; Sacha Judd discusses new music streaming platform, Lume.

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

There's a new music streaming platform coming soon. Lume is locally made and backed by high profile artists like Lorde. Co-founder Sacha Judd spoke to Guyon Espiner ahead of its July 17 launch.

The latest news from the United States with correspondent 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 Education Review Office says the education system is failing thousands of at-risk and challenging students and has called for an urgent overhaul. Lloyd Martin, founder of Praxis, a network of Educators and Youth Development Practitioners spoke to Guyon Espiner.

New Zealand has signed up to a rare Five Eyes intelligence statement warning that powerful AI models capable of taking down governments and businesses are just months away. National Cyber Security Centre deputy director general for cyber security Catriona Robinson spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Nicola Willis discusses National's new KiwiSaver policies; Chloe Swarbrick discusses Green's tax policy with Guyon Espiner; Joe Porter discusses All Blacks team announcement.

RNZ reporter Luka Forman joined fans in central Auckland as they watched the All Whites' next Football World Cup match against Egypt.

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.

The Green Party is proposing a suite of new taxes, including taxes on wealth, inheritance, and corporations, which it says will tackle inequality and corporate greed. Green Co-Leader Chloe Swarbrick spoke to Guyon Espiner.

New All Black coach David Rennie has named his first All Blacks squad. Sports reporter Joe Porter spoke to Guyon Espiner.

National's finance spokeswoman Nicola Willis spoke to Guyon Espiner about the party's new KiwiSaver policies.

The Waikato Police District Commander explains how his officers mistook an 11-year-old autistic girl for a 20 year old mental health patient. Record shops, gig venues and festivals are closing down and the new GDP figures show spending on the arts shrinking, and was Shane Jones thrown under the limo by Nicola Willis.

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

The latest news from the United States with correspondent Mitch McCann in New York.

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