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Midday Report - Te Pūrongo o te Poutūtanga. RNZ National's midday current affairs programme, hosted by Guyon Espiner.

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  • September 16 · 8 min

    National plans to break up the supermarket duopoly

    Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says together with Woolworths, this would mean New Zealand would have three major nationwide grocery chains which would drive down grocery prices.

  • September 15 · 21 min

    Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 15 September 2026

    On today's episode the world is on edge over the risk posed by AI... I spoke to Senior Lecturer in artificial intelligence - Dr Andrew Lensen. AI expert Mark Lawrence has written a costed AI policy and today he's sent it to political parties to adopt. RNZ In Depth reporter Farah Hancock told Guyon Espiner about the high rollers in the political donations game.

  • September 15 · 4 min

    Why give over $1m to political parties? Two big donors explain

    There's now just over 50 days until election day and large donations of $20,000 or more to political parties have almost surpassed the total from 2023. RNZ's Farah Hancock has been asking these big donors for interviews to find out why they do it.

  • September 15 · 8 min

    Worldwide calls for AI regulation

    Victoria University AI lecturer Dr Andrew Lensen talks to Guyon Espiner about potential AI regulation here in Aotearoa.

  • September 14 · 22 min

    Midday Report Essentials for Monday 14 September

    How Auckland's new CRL handled its first rush hour commute; Infrastructure NZ calls for better long-term planning; Sam Stubbs reacts to Labour's KiwiSaver policy; Marama Davidson discusses new Green Party te reo policy.

  • September 14 · 3 min

    Midday sports news

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

  • September 14 · 3 min

    Midday rural news

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

  • September 14 · 5 min

    Sam Stubbs reacts to Labour's KiwiSaver policy

    Labour said it would make employer contributions compulsory, even when employees reduce or pause their own contributions, and lift the rate to 6 percent by 2032. Simplicity chief executive Sam Stubbs spoke to Guyon Espiner.

  • September 14 · 5 min

    Infrastructure NZ calls for better long-term planning

    Despite being the highest public infrastructure spender in the OECD in the last 20 years, New Zealand ranked among the lowest for efficiency, according to Infrastructure New Zealand, which has released its election manifesto. Nick Leggett, chief executive at Infrastructure New Zealand spoke to Guyon Espiner.

  • September 14 · 3 min

    How Auckland’s new CRL handled its first rush hour commute

    The CRL opened yesterday but faced its first big test this morning as Aucklanders used the central rail link to navigate rush hour. Auckland Transport's director of public transport Richard Harrison spoke to Guyon Espiner.

  • September 11 · 19 min

    Midday Report Essentials for Friday 11 September 2026

    On today's episode Orana Wild Life Park fronted up on its financial crisis in the wake of concerns about animal welfare and workplace culture at the open range zoo. Labour released its immigration policy today: we spoke to spokesman Phil Twyford about his plans to double the time migrants need to spend in New Zealand before gaining permanent residency. Paddy Gower wraps the week in politics.

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