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Midday Report
Midday Report - Te Pūrongo o te Poutūtanga. RNZ National's midday current affairs programme, hosted by Guyon Espiner.
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Meridian Energy returns to profit
Guyon Espiner talks with Meridian Chief Executive Mike Roan as the company powers back, posting a profit of $130 million for the past 12 months.
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Top officials found in contempt by parliament over MBIE project
A top ministry boss has been found in contempt of Parliament for deliberately misleading MPs about a bungled multi-million-dollar IT project. But the…
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Midday Report Essentials for 25 August 2026
Welcome to Midday Report essentials with Guyon Espiner. Today, we heard from our reporter Luxy Xia who was in court this morning as the leader of a fringe…
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Midday sports news for 25 August 2026
An update on the latest news and results from RNZ's sport team.
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Expert says Australian Social Media ban hasn't worked
Dr Cassandra Mudgway is Senior Lecturer Above the Bar, at the University of Canterbury's Faculty of Law and says social media harm exists but the Government's…
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Latest news from the United States
The latest news from the United States with Nine News reporter Lauren Tomasi in Washington DC.
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Midday rural news for 25 August 2026
An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team.
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Auckland rolling out congestion charges
Guyon talks with Auckland Councillor Shane Henderson who talked about the first phase of the congestion charging scheme.
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Sentences brought down in body in bag case
Guyon Espiner talks with reporter Lucy Xia after sentencing in the case of the body in the bag found in Auckland's Gulf Harbour in 2024.
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Midday Report Essentials for Monday 24 August
Labour leader Chris Hipkins on party's campaign slogan; Auckland Councillor Richard Hills on National nixing bed levy; Study shows NZ not following tobacco…
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Study shows NZ not following WHO guidelines to stem tobacco lobbying
A new study shows New Zealand isn't following international guidelines keeping tobacco interests out of health policy - Guyon speaks with study author Dr…
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Latest news from Australia
The latest news from Australia with correspondent Amanda Copp in Canberra.
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Auckland Councillor Richard Hills on National’s ‘no’ to bed levy
The National Party is to run on a platform of No New Taxes - ruling out a plan for a bed tax articulated only weeks ago. Guyon spoke with Auckland Councillor…
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Labour leader Chris Hipkins on party's campaign slogan
Labour has unveiled its election slogan today: Better Starts Now. It comes as National launches a massive attack on Labour over tax and a new RNZ poll has both…
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Midday Report Essentials for Friday 21 August 2026
More than half the vineyards in Gisborne are being ripped up, after New Zealand's largest wine producer cut its supply of grapes from the region, GisVin…
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Midday sports news for 21 August 2026
An update on the latest news and results from RNZ's sports team.
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Te Kāhui Whaihanga NZIA responds to Education Minister on classrooms
Education Minister Erica Stanford has announced $31 million to correct what she called the "failed experiment" of open-plan classrooms at 90 schools. But the…
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Midday rural news for 21 August 2026
An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team.
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Are we past peak misery? BNZ suggests yes
Plenty of doom and gloom out there on the economic front. But BNZ has just put out numbers saying we may have hit peak misery. BNZ's chief economist Mike Jones…
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Gisborne wine sector faces $19.5m loss
More than half the vineyards in Gisborne are being ripped up, after New Zealand's largest wine producer cut its supply of grapes from the region, GisVin…
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Midday sports news for 20 August 2026
An update on the latest news and results from RNZ's sports team.
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Midday Report Essentials for 20 August 2026
Drug companies say an experimental cancer vaccine has prevented the return and spread of cancer in high-risk melanoma patients. Dr Gareth Rivalland was New…
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The Chronicle editor Mark Frost on the survival of print news
The Chronicle newspaper is an independent publication in Glens Falls New York. More than 3,000 newspapers have ceased publication in the United States in the…
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Latest news from the United States
The latest news from the United States with Nine News reporter Lauren Tomasi in Washington DC.
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Greens co-leader Marama Davidson on school lunch policy
The Green Party wants to bring back the school lunch programme to what it was, then expand it to more schools. It's currently at an average cost of $3.58 per…
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Dr Gareth Rivalland on promising trial of melanoma vaccine
A deeply compelling innovation has cancer specialists buzzing. An experimental mRNA cancer vaccine which has allowed people with high-risk melanoma to live…
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Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 19 August 2026
Education Minister Erica Stanford speaks with Guyon Espiner about the government's $31 million plan to convert modern learning environments into traditional…
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Housing affordability lowest in a decade - Cotality data
The latest Housing Affordability Report from Cotality has just come out, showing the ratio between house values and household incomes is back to where it was…
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Latest news from Australia
The latest news from Australia with correspondent Amanda Copp in Canberra.
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Maj Gen John Howard on the cancelling of Canberra meeting
Major General John Howard is a retired military leader who was Chief of Defence Intelligence for the NZDF and was also Deputy Director for Commonwealth…
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Education Minister on $31m to change open-plan classrooms
Education Minister Erica Stanford talks to Guyon Espiner about $31 million from the government to convert modern learning environments into traditional…
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Midday Report Essentials for 18 August 2026
Winston Peters says his own government's wasting money on another study into a second Auckland Harbour crossing. We got the Prime Minister's reaction during…
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Midday sports news for 18 August 2026
An update on the latest news and results from RNZ's sports team.
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Charlotte Glennie on Trump, North Korea, and China tensions
With America caught in a Middle East quagmire yet again - what are the implications for the ambitions of China and North Korea in the Asia Pacific? Guyon…
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Latest news from the United States for 18 August 2026
The latest news from the United States with Nine News reporter Lauren Tomasi in Washington DC.
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Midday rural news for 18 August 2026
An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team.
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Opportunity's $200k donor explains support
The money-man behind Opportunity knows the party's policies will cost him. "I would be paying more tax", Alan Wilderland says. RNZ In Depth reporter Farah…
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Former US negotiator isn't taking Trump's threats seriously
Nate Swanson, a former Director for Iran on America's National Security Council gives his take on Trump's threat to bomb Oman, and the US's options for…
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Did Peters breach Cabinet Collective Responsibility?
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has responded to Winston Peters' criticism of a Cabinet decision over a second harbour crossing in Auckland.
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Midday Report essentials for Monday 17 August 2026
Chloe Swarnrick on the Green Party's plan to stop supermarket price gouging. Te Pati Maori co leader Debbie Ngarewa Packer on their pitch for the candidate…
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Midday Sports news for 17 August 2026
An update on the latest news and results from RNZ's sports teams
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NZ Fashion week creative director Dan Ahwa
Creative director Dan Ahwa on the challenges and innovations within the industry as the 25th NZ Fashion week arrives
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Latest news from Australia for 17 August 2026
The latest news from Australia with correspondent Amanda Copp in Canberra.
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Te Pati Maori co leader Debbie Ngarewa Packer on campaign
Te Pati Maori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa Packer talks to Guyon Espiner about the party's election campaign.
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Greens co-leader Chloe Swarbrick on supermarkets policy
Greens co-leader Chloe Swarbrick on supermarkets policy.
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Midday Report Essentials for Friday 14 August 2026
On today's episode Police Minister Mark Mitchell joined me with his reaction to the fatal police shooting at Auckland's Sylvia Park shopping mall. Can Prime…