Midday Report for Wednesday 18 February 2026

1:45 PM.New cancer meds are in the offing as Pharmac ups access to leukemia drugs: Minister David Seymour on the impact of this and how belives it refects a cultural shift: patitent advocates going from… Read more Audio

12:52 PM.An update on the latest news and results from RNZ's sports team. Audio

12:47 PM.Chloe Swarbrick spoke to Guyon Espiner. Audio

12:37 PM.Rebounding dairy prices, a good start to the pipfruit harvest, and storm-damaged highways. For the latest from the RNZ Rural News team. Audio

12:33 PM.The latest from Australia with our correspondent in Canberra - Nine News political reporter Amanda Copp. Audio

12:24 PM.The latest news from RNZ's business team. Audio

12:15 PM.The Infrastructure Commission report out yesterday lamented the woeful state of New Zealand's infrastructure and the massive gap between the price of what we want and what we can afford to pay. For… Read more Audio

12:09 PM.Pharmac is proposing two new combination therapies for people with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. Associate Health Minister David Seymour spoke to Guyon Espiner. Audio