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12:12 PM.The government has announced $164 million to boost urgent care services across the country over the next four years. Patient Voice Aotearoa's Malcolm Mullholland spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

1:45 PM.In today's episode, the government has announced a half a billion dollar boost to the film and television sector, pledging $577 million for the International Screen Production Rebate over the next… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Our very own Lorde has appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone, in a piece about her first new album in four years, Virgin. Writer of the cover story Brittany Spanos spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

12:42 PM.The country's highest watchdog has issued a scathing assessment of Oranga Tamariki's procurement and contracting practices last year. Wesley Community Action Wellington director David Hanna spoke to… Read more Audio

12:36 PM.The Ministry for Primary Industries is putting the hard word on farmers around intensive winter grazing. Audio

12:28 PM.A New Zealand golfer is benefitting from a breakthrough win. Audio

12:21 PM.The manufacturing sector recovery continues. Audio

12:16 PM.A former property manager at Oranga Tamariki and her husband kept their marriage secret to defraud the government agency of $2 million. National crime correspondent Sam Sherwood spoke to Charlotte… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.The government has announced a half a billion dollar boost to the film and television sector, pledging $577 million for the International Screen Production Rebate over the next four and a half years… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.In today's episode, the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Brooke van Velden has refused to have regular meetings with the Council of Trade Unions and has ruled out undoing the Pay Equity… Read more Audio

12:55 PM.A year on from the New Caledonia deadly riots the country faces deep division over the territory's political future - and the prospect of independence from France. Islands Business Correspondent Nic… Read more Audio

12:47 PM.The C-Word has taken up a lot of attention in the last 24 hours after the workplace relations minister Brooke van Velden enunciated in Parliaments debating chamber. But it's certainlty not the first… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.A new report has revealed New Zealand has the highest suicide rate for children out of the world's wealthy countries, at a rate of almost three times higher than the average. Hauora Aotearoa chief… Read more Audio

12:36 PM.Midday Rural News for 15 May 2025 Audio

12:28 PM.Black Ferns star Portia Woodman-Wickliffe is set to play her first international for the side since the 2022 World Cup final. Audio

12:19 PM.Midday Business News for 15 May 2025 Audio

12:16 PM.Labour is defending not condemning a newspaper column about pay equity which used the c-word in reference to female ministers. Labour leader Chris Hipkins spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

12:11 PM.The Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Brooke van Velden has refused to have regular meetings with the Council of Trade Unions and has ruled out undoing the Pay Equity Changes. New Zealand… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.In today's episode, the Waitangi Tribunal is hearing submissions from claimants concerned about the effect the Regulatory Standards Bill will have on the Treaty of Waitangi, The Foreign Affairs… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.The Eurovision Song Contest, possibly the world's weirdest and most wonderful annual music event, has got underway in Basel, Switzerland. EU Ambassador to New Zealand Lawrence Meredith spoke to… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Auckland Transport says it acknowledges it needs to do better at communicating with passengers when bus and train services are suddenly disrupted. Auckland Transport director of public transport and… Read more Audio

12:36 PM.Farmers are being urged to reduce the risk of quad bike-related deaths. Audio

12:28 PM.Two subcontinent T20 leagues are set to resume and the NZers involved have a call to make. Audio

12:20 PM.Lines company Vector is reviewing its fibre business Audio

12:16 PM.The Foreign Affairs Ministry is warning travellers to the United States need to "exercise increased caution". The first update since Donald Trump returned as President. University of Auckland academic… Read more Audio