Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 7 October 2026
David Tamihere will not face a retrial over the 1989 murders of two Swedish backpackers. Our reporter Finn Blackwell was at court. RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch had the latest from the campaign trail. And we continued our series on how our politicians view AI with NZ First spokesman David Wilson.
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.