Midday Report

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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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Today · 24 min
Midday Report Essentials for Friday 18 September 2026
On today's episode with Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira, The government's revealed its plan to shake up retirement village repayment rules. Both operators and residents are criticising the plan. Associate Housing Minister Tama Potaka, and Di Sinclair from the Retirement Village residents Association join Midday Report. It's Friday so we wrap another big week in Politics with Paddy Gower.
Today · 6 min
A wrap of the week in politics with Patrick Gower
Patrick Gower joins Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira to discuss the biggest political stories of the week.
Today · 4 min
Midday Rural News for 18 September 2026
News from the rural farming sector.
Today · 5 min
Retirement Village Residents' Assn responds to law change
The Retirement Village Residents' Association responds to the government's law change announcement. Di Sinclair, its national vice president and complaints coordinator spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira.
Today · 11 min
Tama Potaka discusses new retirement village law change
The Government is overhauling retirement village rules to ensure residents and families get their money back faster when a unit is vacated. Currently those repayments are taking nine months to two years, with one case of a resident waiting three and a half years for payment. Associate Housing Minister Tama Potaka spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira.
Yesterday · 21 min
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 17 September
Brad Olsen discusses latest GDP figures; Food supplier responds to National's supermarket policy; Kingi Rakete-Tane discusses Maori language week events
Yesterday · 3 min
Midday sports news for 17 September 2026
An update on the latest news and results from RNZ's sports team
Yesterday · 6 min
Kingi Rakete-Tane discusses Maori language week events
Ko tenei te wiki o te reo Maori, it's Maori language week, and small Northland town of Kaikohe saw hundreds of people hikoi through the streets to celebrate it. Reo champion Kingi Rakete-Tane organised the event in Kaikohe and spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira.
Yesterday · 3 min
Latest news from the United States
The latest news from the United States with Nine News reporter Lauren Tomasi in Washington DC.
Yesterday · 6 min
Midday business news for 17 September
The latest news from RNZ's business team.
Yesterday · 3 min
Midday rural news 17 September
An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team.
Yesterday · 7 min
Food supplier responds to National’s supermarket policy
Daniel Shields, owner of Barry's Bay cheese, Naked Kitchen and Cool and Fresh chilled distribution spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira.
Yesterday · 6 min
Brad Olsen discusses latest GDP figures
The latest data on New Zealand's economic growth came out this morning. Brad Olsen, Principal Economist at Infometrics spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira.
Wednesday · 23 min
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 16 September
Arena Williams discusses Labour's new price gouging policy; National announces plan to split Pak'nSave from New World; Retail NZ responds to new wage freeze policy from ACT.
Wednesday · 3 min
Midday sports news
An update on the latest news and results from RNZ's sports team.
Wednesday · 5 min
Retail NZ responds to new wage freeze policy from ACT
The ACT party is proposing a three-year freeze on the adult minimum wage, and a new 60 percent training wage for under-20s, saying small businesses need immediate relief from rising costs. Retail NZ Chief Executive, Carolyn Young spoke to Guyon Espiner.
Wednesday · 3 min
Midday rural news
An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team.
Wednesday · 5 min
Midday business news
The latest news from RNZ's business team.
Wednesday · 8 min
Labour is promising to make price gouging illegal
Labour is promising to make price gouging illegal, if elected in November.
Wednesday · 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.

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