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12:42 PM.The All Blacks squad for the Rugby Championship has been named and there are four potential debutantes in the squad. RNZ sports reporter Joe Porter discusses the lineup with Charlotte Cook. Audio

12:35 PM.Midday Rural News for 4 August 2025. Audio

12:28 PM.The are four potential debutants in the All Blacks squad for the Rugby Championship, which kicks off later this month. Audio

12:20 PM.Midday Business News for 4 August 2025. Audio

12:18 PM.A 27-year-old woman has been charged with ill-treatment/neglect of a child after a toddler was found inside a suitcase on a bus when it stopped in the town of Kaiwaka while travelling between… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.An Auckland school principal is describing government plans to scrap NCEA as more window dressing than radical overhaul. Claire Amos from the Auckland Secondary Prinicipals' Association spoke with… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.Market Update for 4 August 2025. Audio

1:45 PM.In today's episode, in a surprise out of the White House, New Zealand exports are being slapped with a 15 percent tariff rate; Animation and visuals giant, Weta FX, has confirmed it's looking to cut… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.It's August the first which means it's time for Wellingtonians to lose their minds over burgers. Wellington On a Plate festival director Beth Brash spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

12:42 PM.Documents have revealed how the government tried to keep its pay equity changes secret. Political reporter Giles Dexter spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

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

12:28 PM.The Black Caps want early wickets when day three of the first test against Zimbabwe resumes tonight. Audio

12:19 PM.Midday Business News for 1 August 2025 Audio

12:17 PM.Animation and visuals giant, Wētā FX, has confirmed it's looking to cut or change about 100 jobs, mostly in Wellington. Reporter Bill Hickman spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

12:10 PM.In a surprise out of the White House, New Zealand exports are being slapped with a 15 percent tariff rate. Trade Minister Todd McClay spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

1:45 PM.In today's episode, the Emergency Management Minister is pleased with Aotearoa's response to the tsunami warnings, but is expecting the text alert glitch to be taken seriously; Former Prime Minister… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Prospective voters checking their electoral enrolment have found themselves not on the roll. Electoral commission deputy chief executive of operations Anusha Guler spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

12:35 PM.Midday Rural News with Stephanie Ockhuysen. Audio

12:28 PM.Midday sports update with Barry Guy. Audio

12:20 PM.Midday Business news and market update with Anan Zaki. Audio

12:16 PM.Former Prime Minister Helen Clark says New Zealand is being too slow to recognise Palestinian statehood. Clark spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

12:10 PM.The Emergency Management Minister is pleased with Aotearoa's response to the tsunami warnings, but is expecting the text alert glitch to be taken seriously. Mark Mitchell spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

1:45 PM.In today's episode, thousands of people have been at picket lines and marches around Aotearoa as the nurses' strike pushes into its fourth hour; The 85-year-old leader of the remote West Coast… Read more Audio

12:47 PM.Some unexpected hitchhikers are causing more work for mechanics as vermin look to make themselves at home in car engines. MTA sector manager repairer and environmental Glen McGarry spoke to Charlotte… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Top of the South farmers are tentatively relieved their sodden land is relatively unscathed after the downpours. Nelson Federated Farmers president Kerry Irvine spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio