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12:24 PM.Midday Rural updat with Monique Steele. Audio

12:19 PM.Midday Business news with Anan Zaki. Audio

12:15 PM.The Royal Commission of Inquiry into New Zealand's Covid-19 response is in the middle of another day of public hearings, this time focussing on vaccines. Reporter Finn Blackwell spoke to Tuwhenuaroa… Read more Audio

12:08 PM.Local government politicians still have questions about how future climate adaptation will be funded. Hutt City Mayor and Local Government NZ vice president Campbell Barry spoke to Tuwhenuaroa… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.In today's episode, the Covid-19 inquiry has been told about the impact of the lockdowns on the Pasfika school students; CCTV footage shows murder-accused Julia DeLuney changed her clothes on the… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Hamilton is expected to put on a show for the final of the All Blacks vs Les Bleus test series next week, but the French national side won't be seeing much of it. Hamilton Mayor Paula Southgate spoke… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.A researcher is pouring cold water on the Peter Jackson-backed project to bring back the Moa. University of Otago Palaeogenetics Laboratory director Dr Nic Rawlence spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

12:35 PM.Midday Rural News with Penny Miles Audio

12:28 PM.Midday Sport update with Jonty Dine Audio

12:21 PM.Midday business report with Anan Zaki Audio

12:15 PM.CCTV footage shows murder-accused Julia DeLuney changed her clothes on the night of her mother's death, before fetching help. Reporter Kate Green spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

12:11 PM.The Covid-19 inquiry has been told about the impact of the lockdowns on the Pasfika school students, with many whānau not having wifi let alone spare laptops to do the work from home. Reporter Victor… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.In today's episode, the second day of hearings for the contentious Regulatory Standards Bill is under way at Parliament, a leading vascular surgeon is angry and frustrated that patients like Amelia… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Dozens of people have gathered in Wellington as multi-billion dollar global ride-share company Uber take the fight over driver's employment status to the Supreme Court. First Union's Dennis Maga spoke… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Phone reception in the Lindis Pass area will be a little bit worse now, after a cell tower was badly damaged. Telecommunications Forum chief executive Paul Brislen spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira. Audio

12:35 PM.Midday Rural News for 8 July 2025 Audio

12:27 PM.Midday Sport for 8 July 2025 Audio

12:20 PM.Midday Business News for 8 July 2025 Audio

12:15 PM.A leading vascular surgeon is angry and frustrated that patients like Amelia Turner are told their symptoms are eating disorders before a correct diagnosis is made. Dr Chris Holdaway spoke to… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.The second day of hearings for the contentious Regulatory Standards Bill is under way at Parliament. Reporter Lillian Hanly spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira. Audio

1:45 PM.In today's episode, around 130,000 families were expected to take advantage of FamilyBoost, which reimburses a portion of early childcare fees, but only around 60,000 have benefitted, and only 250… Read more Audio

12:45 PM."Project Vend" went awry when Anthropic let its artificial intelligence (AI) model, Claude, run a vending machine in its office. Victoria University senior lecturer in AI, Andrew Lensen, spoke to… Read more Audio

12:40 PM.Public hearings have begun in Auckland for the second phase of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Government's response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Reporter Amy Williams spoke to Tuwhenuaroa… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Midday Rural News for 7 July 2025 Audio

12:25 PM.Midday Sport for 7 July 2025 Audio