Midday Report

News from the business sector.

Killian Destremau, Deputy Chief Economist at BERL spoke to Guyon Espiner. BERL does economic research and consultancy for private and public sector clients.

Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch previews Finance Minister Nicola Willis' pre-budget speech where she is expected to lay out big cuts to the public service. He spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Economic expert responds to Peters' plan to buy back BNZ; National's new policy for sex offender sentencing; Advocacy group responds to National's new policy; What happened when AI took over the radio; What happened when AI took over the radio.

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

Andon Labs ran an experiment where it told the big AI chatbots Grok, ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini to run radio stations. And the results were mixed both on the business side and on air. Axel Backlund, one of the co-founders of Andon Labs spoke to Guyon Espiner.

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.

Winston Peters says he will campaign on buying back the BNZ and merge it with KiwiBank. The Prime Minister thinks it's laughable. Michael Reddell has spent 30-plus years doing economic analysis and policy advice in a range of institutions, including at the Reserve Bank. He spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Russell Smith of the sexual violence advocacy group Te Ohaakii a Hine: the National Network for Ending Sexual Violence Together spoke to Guyon Espiner.

The National Party will campaign on a policy to prevent judges discounting sexual offenders' sentences due to good character. National's justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Brad Olsen discusses latest cost of living figures; Air New Zealand forecasts nearly $400m loss; Kiwis turning to Afterpay for fuel and basics; Greens respond to government pausing of social media bill.

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

The government has confirmed legislation aiming to ban under-16s from social media is now on hold. Labour agreed to support National's proposal for a ban - but the Greens and ACT were opposed to the idea. Green MP and youth spokesperson Tamatha Paul spoke to Guyon Espiner.

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

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

The latest news from RNZ's business team.

Air New Zealand is forecasting a full year loss of nearly $400 million. So what does the national carrier have to do to turn things around? Grant Bradley, freelance journalist specialising in business and aviation spoke to Guyon Espiner.

In the 12 months ended December 2025, Afterpay New Zealand reported buy now pay later revenue of $119.99 million, up from $102.96 million the year before. For some New Zealanders that includes using Afterpay to buy essential goods like petrol. Poihaere Whare is a Waikato mother of four and a nursing student. She's also the co-chair of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation's National Student Unit. Wh...

Stats NZ numbers out today show petrol prices were up nearly 13 percent in just one month while diesel prices increased 36 percent between March and April. Infometrics Chief Economist Brad Olsen spoke to Guyon Espiner.

David Seymour questions government ownership of Air NZ shares; Labour responds to recent political debate over immigration; Police appeal for information over missing person cold case.

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

Police spoke to media outside a Head Hunters gang pad in West Auckland, where they've announced a new appeal for information into the disappearance of Andrew Maaka in 1991. Reporter Finn Blackwell was there and spoke to Guyon Espiner.

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