Midday Report

Breaking news on the new All Black coach, Joe Porter is with us.

The US death toll rises to six, and three American fighter jets fall from the sky in friendly fire. Iran's casualties total more than 500, as Donald Trump refuses to rule out boots on the ground in Iran; At home, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is forced to walk back his pledge to support any action that would stop Iran gaining nuclear weapons or financing terror; Also on the programme, former De...

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

The US-Israeli war on Iran could have huge implications for New Zealand trade and for our energy consumption and pricing. Westpac Chief Economist Kelly Eckhold spoke to Guyon Espiner.

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

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

The latest news from RNZ's business team.

Former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming has been found to have breached police rules by staying in hotels at police expense and inviting a woman he was having an affair with to join him. Crime Correspondent Sam Sherwood spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has been forced to walk back comments he made that he backed any actions to stop Iran getting nukes or sponsoring terrorism. Political editor Jo Moir spoke to Guyon Espiner.

On today's show - the latest from the middle east, we look at whether the US strikes against Iran were legal. The conflict has had a major impact on surrounding states, we crossed to our correspondent in Doha. Plus, back home criticism about our government's response. David Seymour joined us.

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

Correspondent Perry Wilton spoke to Guyon Espiner from Doha.

The latest news from Australia with ABC reporter Gavin Coote.

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

The latest news from RNZ's business team.

Deputy PM David Seymour spoke to Guyon Espiner about whether New Zealand supports Israel and the United States strikes on Iran.

Is the US strike on Iran legal under international law? The former executive director of Human Rights Watch, Kenneth Roth spoke to Guyon Espiner.

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

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

The weekly political chat with Guyon Espiner and Patrick Gower

The latest news from RNZ's business team.

Following internal debate from the government's coalition partners, Labour's finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds spoke to Guyon Espiner.

CEO of Kiwi Rail, Peter Reidy spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Get out now. That's the stark warning from Foreign Minister Winston Peters to New Zealanders in Iran, as former U.S. President Donald Trump weighs possible military action against the regime in Tehran. We speak directly with the Foreign Minister about the risks, the advice to Kiwis on the ground, and how New Zealand is preparing for a rapidly escalating situation; New child poverty statistics are...

The latest statistics show that beer drinking in New Zealand fell 10% to 265 million litres in the year ended December 2025. Dylan Firth, executive director of the Brewers Association of New Zealand spoke to Guyon Espiner.