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12:20 PM.Midday Business News for 3 September 2025 Audio

12:16 PM.The New Zealand-born leader of an Australian Neo Nazi group is expected to appear in an Australian court. Author and researcher of far-right book Fear, Byron Clark, spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

12:11 PM.The government is making a U-turn and abandoning the controversial cost-saving changes for carers among a raft of changes for the disability sector. CCS Disability Action chief executive Mel Smith… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.In today's episode, the global tech giant Amazon says it is finally launching its much-hyped Auckland data centres, four years after first announcing the plan; The New Zealand First leader, Winston… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Thousands of mourners have arrived at Turangawaewae Marae for the beginning of Koroneihana, the celebration the coronation of the Māori Queen, Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po. Reporter… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.More than 30,000 midwives, nurses and healthcare assistants have walked off the job on Tuesday, in what is the first of two full-day strikes happening right around Aotearoa this week. Reporter Bill… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Midday Rural News for 2 September 2025 Audio

12:32 PM.Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka is happy with her fighting qualities that has got her into the US Open quarter-finals with a straight sets victory third seed Coco Gauff. Audio

12:22 PM.Midday Business News for 2 September 2025 Audio

12:16 PM.The New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters, has conceded the country's foreign buyers ban was making the country unattractive to foreign investors. Simplicity chief economist Shamubeel Eaqub spoke… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.The global tech giant Amazon says it is finally launching its much-hyped Auckland data centres, four years after first announcing the plan. Amazon Web Services country manager Manuel Bohnet spoke to… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.In today's episode, Health New Zealand says cuts to graduate nurses' working hours and on-the-job training, will not mean worse outcomes for patients; The government is hoping loans of up to $30… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.After the worldwide success of Wordle - some of New Zealand's most threatened species are trying to get in on the fame. Forest & Bird chief executive Nicola Toki spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

12:42 PM.Watercare is spending $500 million to patch up Auckland's leaky water infrastructure over the next 18 months. Watercare chief executive Jamie Sinclair spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

12:35 PM.Midday Rural News for 1 September 2025 Audio

12:28 PM.Pole vaulter Eliza McCartney is set to compete on the international stage for the first time in a year after being selected for this month's World Championships in Tokyo. Audio

12:20 PM.Midday Business News for 1 September 2025 Audio

12:17 PM.The government is hoping loans of up to $30 million for regional airlines will help the beleaguered sector - and the regions they serve. Marlborough mayor Nadine Taylor spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

12:12 PM.Health New Zealand says cuts to graduate nurses' working hours and on-the-job training, will not mean worse outcomes for patients. Health New Zealand spokesperson Nadine Gray spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

1:45 PM.In today's episode, Waikato Police are investigating a fresh sighting of who they think was fugitive Tom Phillips and one of his children; More details of the night the Loafers Lodge hostel caught… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.The dead stoat unexpectedly found on a track on stoat-free Rakiura/Stewart Island last month was likely transported there from the mainland according to the DOC. DOC's National Eradication Manager… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.It's officially the last weekend of winter, and Mother Nature is determined to make it known. MetService's Heather Keats spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

12:36 PM.The Commerce Commission wants to hear from fruit and veggie growers regarding supermarket buyers. Audio

12:28 PM.The Warriors are being cautious about not over-exposing their new superstar Leka Halasima. Audio

12:20 PM.A strong rise in profit for the Port of Tauranga. Audio