30 Jan 2026

Midday Report Essentials for Friday 30 January 2026

From Midday Report, 1:45 pm on 30 January 2026

Will Labour rescue National from its scrap with New Zealand First and support the Free Trade Agreement with India? We talk to Labour's trade man Damien O'Connor; Thanks Donald but no thanks ... New Zealand decides not to join Donald Trump's Board of Peace ... we go live to our political editor, fresh from a briefing explaining New Zealand's stance; And No Country for Old Men: why young people are storming the barn for country music ... Tami Neilsen shares her thoughts on this music trend later in the show.