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12:35 PM.Midday Rural News for 15 July 2025. Audio

12:28 PM.Midday Sports News for 14 July 2025. Audio

12:20 PM.Midday Business News for 15 July 2025. Audio

12:15 PM.The owner of New World and Pak'nSave supermarkets in the North Island is facing legal action over alleged cartel conduct regarding the supply of products to a hospitality customer. Consumer New… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.A man in his 80s has been taken to hospital after being trapped in his campervan when it was blown over in a reported tornado in Northland. Northland Reporter Peter de Graaf spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

1:45 PM.In today's episode, Forestry slash and silt is being blamed for extensive damage in Tasman, carving out a path of destruction in the Motueka Valley; The weather and damage haven't just been isolated… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Funeral directors are calling on councils to curb price rises for burial and cremation fees, ahead of this year's local body elections. Funeral Directors Association chief executive Gillian Boyes… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.The Black Sox have been pipped at the post to win an eighth Softball World Cup. One of the team's coaches Bevan Watene spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

12:35 PM.Midday Rural News for 14 July 2025 Audio

12:28 PM.Midday Sports News for 14 July 2025 Audio

12:20 PM.Midday Business News for 14 July 2025 Audio

12:15 PM.The weather and damage haven't just been isolated to the Nelson/ Tasman area - with Geotechnical engineers assessing a large slip in Auckland's Muriwai. Auckland Council's Chief Engineer Ross Roberts… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.Forestry slash and silt is being blamed for extensive damage in Tasman, carving out a path of destruction in the Motueka Valley. Nelson Councillor Rachel Sanson spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

1:45 PM.In today's episode, the Tasman District is under a red heavy rain warning, with 80-120 millimetres of rain expected to land in the already flood hit region; the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.New Zealanders are getting an appetite for dining alone, the Restaurant Association says. Chief executive Marisa Bidois spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira. Audio

12:43 PM.The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the government's Covid-19 response has entered its fifth day and follows a tense session of hearings on Thursday, with critics describing what they called… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Midday Rural News for 11 July 2025. Audio

12:28 PM.Midday Sports News for 11 July 2025. Audio

12:20 PM.Midday Business News for 11 July 2025. Audio

12:16 PM.The Tasman District is under a red heavy rain warning with MetService saying peak rates of 10 to 20 millimetres an hour across the region Friday afternoon and evening. The Tasman District is already… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.The Tasman District is under a red heavy rain warning, with 80-120 millimetres of rain expected to land in the already flood hit region. MetService head of weather news Heather Keats spoke to… Read more Audio

1:30 PM.In today's episode, Local government politicians still have questions about how future climate adaptation will be funded; The Royal Commission of Inquiry into New Zealand's Covid-19 response is in the… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.The New Zealand Nurses Organisation says urgent funding is needed keep a South Auckland hospice from cutting services. NZNO delegate Ed Boswell-Correa spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira. Audio

12:40 PM.Consumer New Zealand says penalties under our fair trading laws may need to be tougher to deter bad behaviour. Consumer NZ head of research and advocacy Jessica Walker spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira.

12:28 PM.New captain for the All Blacks and a Black Ferns legend is back. Audio