Midday Report

Who is running Iran right now, how are they doing it after the Supreme Leader was assassinated on what is next for the country leadership as it fights for its life under the fire of Operation Epic Fury. Guyon Espiner spoke to a leading scholar of Iranian history, Dr Siavush Randjbar-Daemi, of the University of St Andrews.

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

Patrick Gower and Guyon Espiner discuss the week in politics.

The latest news from RNZ's business team.

Former National Party MP and Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner Dr Jackie Blue, has resigned her National Party membership to join the Opportunity Party as a member and mentor to leader Qiulae Wong. Blue spoke to Guyon Espiner.

A new Taxpayers Union Curia poll has National sliding to just 28%. The result is raising questions about the leadership of Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch spoke to Guyon Espiner.

The New Zealand government will operate flights to assist with Kiwis needing to get out of the Middle East; The bigger picture about what the war means and why its happening, Geoffrey Millar speaks to Guyon Espiner; Media independence is under the spotlight

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

Media independence is under the spotlight after revelations that the chair of the TVNZ board raised its own journalists' coverage of a law and order story with the broadcasting minister Paul Goldsmith. Tim Murphy is co-editor of Newsroom and writes about politics and media for the website. He 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.

The war continues to fan out across the region and draw in more players. To help us make sense of it all, Geoffrey Miller spoke to Guyon Espiner.

The government is sending two Defence Force planes to be ready to evacuate New Zealanders in the Middle East to safe locations, from where they can get commercial flights home. Defence Minister Judith Collins spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Breaking news on the new All Black coach: Joe Porter joins us; How long could Operation Epic Fury potentially go for? A security expert at the Lowy Institute spoke to Guyon Espiner; What is the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) An Iranian-New Zealand human rights advocate joined the show; Should New Zealand ban billionaires? A new poll out tells us what Kiwis think.

Should New Zealand ban billionaires? That's one of the questions in a new nationwide survey. Citibank trader Gary Stevenson is a key voice on taxing the rich and is in the country. He spoke to Guyon Espiner.

News from the rural farming sector.

The latest from Australia with Nine News political reporter Amanda Copp in Canberra.

News from the business sector.

What is the IRGC and why should NZ designate them a terrorism entity? Reza Parvizi, an Iranian-Kiwi human rights activist based in New Zealand spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Daniel Flitton is a former analyst for the Office of National Assessments, Australia's peak intelligence assessment agency.

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.