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12:35 PM.News from the rural farming sector. Audio

12:27 PM.Lydia Ko's strong recent form has her to reset her goals and may well extend her career. Audio

12:19 PM.Midday Business News for 23 September 2024 Audio

12:14 PM.Top officials advised the Government it would cost $3 billion a year for New Zealand to reach the child poverty reduction target set by the last Labour Government. Green party spokeperson on poverty… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Former New Zealand police negotiator Lance Burdett says international negotiations are long and complex, having to go through many steps and people before a resolution. Burdett spoke to Charlotte… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.On today's episode, the head of Transporting New Zealand says the unreliability of Cook Strait ferries is placing stress and strain on the country's supply chain, the NZDF is warning civilian staff… Read more Audio

12:50 PM.Auckland Council is looking to remove pests like possums, rats, and feral cats from 105,000 hectares around Kaipara Harbour. Auckland Council Natural Environment Team Manager Andrew Nelson spoke to… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.A criminal defence lawyer doesn't think the government's proposed changes to jury trials will unclog the court system. Criminal defence lawyer Marie Dyhberg KC spoke to Jemima Huston. Audio

12:40 PM.News from the rural farming sector. Audio

12:29 PM.The Black Caps are targeting a big first innings lead heading into day three of the first cricket test against Sri Lanka in Galle. Audio

12:22 PM.Midday Business News for 20 September 2024 Audio

12:18 PM.The New Zealand Defence Force is warning civilian staff that 200 of them taking voluntary redundancy is not enough and more cuts are on the way. PSA organiser Mark James spoke to Jemima Huston. Audio

12:13 PM.The head of Transporting New Zealand says the unreliability of Cook Strait ferries is placing stress and strain on the country's supply chain. Transporting New Zealand interim chief executive Dom… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.On today's episode, RNZ business editor Gyles Beckford unpacks the latest GDP figures; the US responds to synchonised explosions in Lebanon; MPs debate last minute changes to the Government's gang… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.The term "waka jumper" is one of the latest colloquial English phrases to be added to the Oxford English Dictionary. The term, which is used almost exclusively in New Zealand politics, is among… Read more Audio

12:44 PM.Last-minute changes to the Government's gang patch ban are being debated in the House today. The legislation banning gang insignia in public is expected to pass its third reading. RNZ political… Read more Audio

12:34 PM.News from the rural farming sector. Audio

12:27 PM.The All Blacks hope having Beauden Barrett and Will Jordan on the field at the same time will give them an edge in this weekend's Bledisloe Cup opener against the Wallabies in Sydney. Audio

12:22 PM.A second wave of synchonised explosions in Lebanon overnight is escalating tensions in the Middle East, and increasing pressure on the U.S for its role in Israel/Gaza ceasefire talks. Walkie-talkies… Read more Audio

12:22 PM.Midday Business News for 19 September 2024 Audio

12:15 PM.Stats NZ data shows gross domestic product - the broad measure of economic growth - fell 0.2 percent in the three months ended June. The numbers show the economy went backwards in the second quarter… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.On today's episode, employees of Oji Fibre Solutions' mill in Penrose will lose their jobs when the mill closes in December; new NIWA data shows New Zealand is likely to be hotter in the coming… Read more Audio

12:47 PM.New research shows te reo Maori was considered on the path to extinction four years ago. Today it's a different story with increasing numbers having basic and conversational te reo skills. Michael… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.Hundreds of locals met in Woodville last night opposing NZTA's tolling plan for the Manawatu Gorge road replacement. Palmerston North City councillor Lorna Johnson spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

12:36 PM.Synlait's hoping farmers will stay with the company. Audio