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12:44 PM.Upper Hutt community leaders are concerned as the region of 50,000 residents is without after-hours health care and facing long GP wait times. Mayoral hopeful in the city's upcoming local election… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Midday Rural News for 21 March 2025 Audio

12:33 PM.All Whites striker Kosta Barbarouses says getting to play at a FIFA World Cup is one of the last boxes he wants to tick off in his career. Audio

12:27 PM.RNZ's money correspondent Susan Edmunds and senior journalist Kate Newton set out to find out how the 2.8 kilometre drive to another supermarket compares to how far people have to travel in other… Read more Audio

12:20 PM.Midday Business News for 21 March 2025 Audio

12:10 PM.A security and defence expert has major concerns over proposed cuts to hundreds of civilian jobs and says it risks the Defence Force's combat readiness. Centre for Defence & Security Studies at Massey… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.In today's episode, the economy has beat expectations and climbed out of recession at the end of last year but it's not without its weak spots, Swimming pools in the Wellington region have been found… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.Could a moose be on the loose in Fiordland? So called "Moose Man" Ken Tustin certainly thinks so, after an American tramper and veterinarian reported spotting one on the Kepler Track last week. Tustin… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.The Commerce Commission is going after cell service providers following fresh research which revealed customers who switch companies can end up billed twice, or get unexpected charges… Read more Audio

12:37 PM.New investors are bolstering a government-backed sheep milk enterprise. Audio

12:27 PM.There's a lot of hype around a young running prodigy. Audio

12:20 PM.The economy has crawled out of recession. Audio

12:17 PM.Swimming pools in the Wellington region have been found to be the source of a gastric illness outbreak. Otago University department of public health epidemiologist Dr Simon Hales spoke to Charlotte… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.The economy has beat expectations and climbed out of recession at the end of last year but it's not without its weak spots. Master Builders chief executive Ankit Sharma spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

1:45 PM.In today's episode, the liquidator of school lunch provider Libelle says one of the failed company's biggest problems was scaling up too fast, new data shows New Zealand rents have increased 25… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Two American astronauts who have been stranded in space for eight months have returned home to earth on Wednesday morning. US correspondent Mitch McCann spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

12:40 PM.New data shows New Zealand rents have increased 25 percent since Covid hit. Trade Me Property's customer director Gavin Lloyd spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

12:35 PM.Midday Rural News for 19 March 2025 Audio

12:27 PM.The Black Caps opener Finn Allen believes they've found a winning formula in T20 cricket and he's confident they can wrap up a series win over Pakistan in Auckland on Friday night. Audio

12:23 PM.Midday Business News for 19 March 2025 Audio

12:10 PM.The liquidator of school lunch provider Libelle says one of the failed company's biggest problems was scaling up too fast. Deloitte liquidator David Webb spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

1:45 PM.In today's episode, the ACT Party wants to clear out local councils and replace them with their own candidates in the elections later this year, A notorious criminal, Dean Wickliffe is on a hunger… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Hutton's shearwater birds/tītī fledglings often crash land around Kaikōura after they leave the nest and head towards the sea in mid-March. Hutton's Shearwater Charitable Trust chairperson Ted Howard… Read more Audio

12:40 PM.The Prime Minister is about to wake up to another day of engagements in India in the pursuit of a Free Trade Agreement with the nation. But it's not without potential sticking points. RNZ Asia's… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Midday Rural News for 18 March 2025 Audio