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12:35 PM.Midday Rural News for 5 February 2025. Audio

12:29 PM.The Breakers have just one game left but coach Petteri Koponen insists he's not already looking ahead to next NBL season. Audio

12:19 PM.Midday Business News for 5 February 2025. Audio

12:15 PM.Thousands have gathered at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds today as politicians have officially been welcomed onto the grounds. RNZ political reporter Lillian Hanly speaks to Charlotte from Waitangi. Audio

12:12 PM.Unemployment has risen to the highest level since 2020, as the recession starts to bite. New data from Stats NZ shows the unemployment rate rose to 5.1 percent, up from 4.8 percent in the previous… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.In today's episode, members of the Waitangi Tribunal have been welcomed onto Te Whare Runanga marae ahead of the arrival of Kuini Nga Wai hono i te po, - the Kiingitanga and Te Pati Maori, Pacific aid… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.The Wellington hospitality scene struggled its way through 2024 with some from the industry suspecting more would fall over the quiet summer months. Hospitality NZ chief executive Steve Armitage. Audio

12:44 PM.The senior doctors' union is frustrated the government won't say which departments at Dunedin Hospital will have fewer beds under the new plan, unveiled last week. Association of Salaried Medical… Read more Audio

12:36 PM.Midday Rural News for 4 February 2025. Audio

12:29 PM.The Black Caps are bullish about their chances in the upcoming tri-series and Champions Trophy tournaments in Pakistan. Audio

12:19 PM.Midday Business News for 4 February 2024. Audio

12:14 PM.Pacific aid experts are monitoring developments in the US, as the government makes moves to shut down the US Agency for International Development. Australian National University Development Policy… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.Members of the Waitangi Tribunal have been welcomed onto Te Whare Rūnanga marae ahead of the arrival of Kuini Ngā Wai hono i te pō, - the Kiingitanga and Te Pāti Māori. Māori news Journalist… Read more Audio

2:00 PM.In today's episode, attendees are expecting a heated atmosphere in Waitangi on Monday where more than 300 people have assembled for the Iwi Leaders forum, New Zealand exporters are watching the US… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.It's one of music's biggest nights of the year - with this year's Grammy's largely dominated by women. RNZ's Tahi presenter Janay Harding spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

12:43 PM.A post-natal care unit for sick babies that was due to open in Lower Hutt in 2023 still has not been delivered, with the local MP demanding answers for months. Lower Hutt MP Ginny Andersen spoke to… Read more Audio

12:36 PM.Midday Rural News for 3 February 2024. Audio

12:29 PM.Wanaka snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott has won her first World Cup slopestyle title in two years with victory at the US Grand Prix in Colorado. Audio

12:25 PM.Midday Business News for 3 February 2024. Audio

12:15 PM.New Zealand exporters are watching the US closely after Donald Trump introduced 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada, and an additional 10 percent on Chinese goods. ExportNZ executive director… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Attendees are expecting a heated atmosphere in Waitangi on Monday where more than 300 people have assembled for the Iwi Leaders forum. Māori news Journalist Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira spoke to Charlotte… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.In today's episode, the government's freshly announced plans for the Dunedin Hospital shows the rebuild will initially have fewer beds than the current hospital, the government has launched its final… Read more Audio

12:47 PM.The Warehouse has just launched its second collection of the popular Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori clothing range, after the first edition sold out in minutes, ahead of te Wiki o te reo Māori last year. Māori… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.The government has launched its final mining strategy on Friday morning, increasing the number of minerals it considers critical to New Zealand from 35 to 37. Forest and Bird chief executive Nicola… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Midday Rural News for 31 January 2025 Audio