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12:44 PM.Whether retirees should be able to leave the country for long period of time while receiving the pension has become a hot topic this week. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

12:36 PM.Midday Rural News for 11 February 2025 Audio

12:26 PM.New Zealand Rugby has launched legal action against major sponsor INEOS claiming the global petrochemical has pulled out midway through a six year sponsorship deal. Audio

12:20 PM.Midday Business News for 11 February 2024 Audio

12:16 PM.US President Donald Trump has just announced 25 percent tariffs on all steel and aluminium imported into the US. Sense Partners economist John Ballingall spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

12:11 PM.New polling suggests half the country thinks the government is going in the wrong direction and that the economy will continue to deteriorate. Political scientist at Victoria University associate… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Midday Report Essentials for Monday 10 February 2025 Audio

12:46 PM.It's Superbowl Sunday in the US, where the half-time show is arguably a bigger deal than the actual sport. Sports reporter Jaimie Wall spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira. Audio

12:42 PM.Coffee drinkers beware, the price of your daily cup could shoot up to $10. Wellington-based Flight Coffee director Richard Corney spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira. Audio

12:35 PM.Midday Rural News for 10 February 2025 Audio

12:28 PM.The defending champion Kansas City Chiefs are moments away from starting their bid for an unprecedented "three-peat" of NFL titles in today's Superbowl 59 in New Orleans and tight end Travis Kelce… Read more Audio

12:20 PM.Midday Business News for 10 February 2025 Audio

12:15 PM.A Whangārei-based hāpu are going back to court, again, for the latest in a legal saga spanning 30 years. Hāpu kaikorero Nicki Wakefield spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira. Audio

12:11 PM.New rules for so-called 'golden visas' attracting wealthy investors mean some people will only need to be in the country for one week a year to gain residency. RNZ business editor Gyles Beckford spoke… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.In today's episode, locals are concerned about a meeting the Cook Islands Prime Minister is holding with China, and there are wider geopolitical concerns too; the founding chief executive of Health… Read more Audio

12:47 PM.The annual Superstock Teams Champs is on this weekend, the biggest event on Palmerston North's calendar. Charlotte speaks with Palmerston North Speedway Promoter Bruce Robertson. Audio

12:42 PM.Health New Zealand's founding chief executive Fepulea'i Margie Apa has resigned - four months before her contract ends - with the blessing of the Health Commissioner. Charlotte gets the latest from… Read more Audio

12:36 PM.Midday Rural News for 7 February 2024 Audio

12:25 PM.Wanaka snowborader Zoi Sadowski Synnott has won her second world cup title in a week after claiming gold at the Aspen Big Air. Audio

12:20 PM.Midday Business News for 7 February 2024 Audio

12:20 PM.Dr Anna Powles is associate professor at the Centre for Defence and Security Studies at Massey University, with a focus on geopolitics in the Pacific. She speaks to Chartotte about the geopolitical… Read more Audio

12:16 PM.The leader of the opposition in the Cook Islands says the Prime Minister's lack of consultation about a visit and deal with China is concerning. Chartotte speaks to Teariki Heather, leader of the Cook… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.In today's episode, unemployment has risen to the highest level since 2020 as the recession starts to bite; it's been a fiery reception for ACT leader David Seymour at Waitangi; a major upgrade has… Read more Audio

12:44 PM.Laneway Festival, a one day event at Western Springs will have party-goers revelling all day and night tomorrow. Charlotte spoke to David Benge from Live Entertainment group TEG, who brought Laneway… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.An upgrade to the busy SH76 Brougham Street in Christchurch will go ahead, after the government initally put the brakes on the project last year. RNZ reporter Delphine Herbert was at the announcement.