Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 14 July 2026
In today's programme: Broadcaster and TV host Paul Henry will stand for the Act Party at the elecion and his goal is to be a Minister in the next government - he joined me to tell us why he has decided to enter the political fray. The RNZ-Reid poll puts the Opportunity Party at 4.7 percent - a smidgen away from Parliament. They want to be kingmakers - so how would they weild that power. And we spoke to our US correspondent Lauren Tomasi about Donald Trump's plan to toll the Strait of Hormuz waterway, AND his administrations war on journalism.
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