Cynthia Morahan
Commonwealth Bank sells Sovereign for A$3.8b
A Hong Kong-based company AIA is to buy the insurance businesses of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, including its New Zealand business, Sovereign. Audio
Midday News for 21 September 2017
Mexico continues to search for survivors following yesterday's 7.1 quake. Wellington's city council votes in favour of overhauling its housing policy. Audio
Midday News for 12 July 2017
Winter weather causes a dozen crashes on southern roads and Americas Cup supporters brave sleet and snow for Christchurch parade. Audio
Midday News for 11 July 2017
The first fast tracked housing projects are announced by the government and a former officer who used police computers to access personal details of women is sentenced. Audio
Midday News for 7 July 2017
The Manawatu Gorge could be closed for good. Fresh fears about the state of fire protection in the country's buildings. Audio
Midday News for 6 July 2017
The Supreme Court deals another blow for the Ruataniwha Dam proposal. Calls for a full inquiry into state care abuse. Audio
Midday News for 5 July 2017
Fans wait as Team New Zealand touches down with the America's Cup. The Greens want Auckland's light rail network finished by 2021. Audio
Midday News for 4 July 2017
The country's petrol prices are being called into question. The government's announced hundreds of homes will be built in Lower Hutt. Audio
Midday News for 3 July 2017
Teina Pora heads back to court over compensation payout. New information highlights the shortage of psychiatrists and mental health workers. Audio
Midday News for 2 June 2017
Trump withdraws - and the world deplores. Legalised medical cannabis comes a step closer. Audio
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No 6 in F, Pastoral
From the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington, 7 April 2017. Introduced by Cynthia Morahan. Audio
A change of direction for Dunedin writer Paddy Richardson.
Dunedin writer Paddy Richardson is an established crime writer - but her 7th novel you'll find in the "Historical New Zealand fiction section" of your local bookshop, library or online site. Audio
Midday News for 24 April 2017
New Zealand eyes US style security vetting for travellers from Muslim countries and a Headhunters gang figure is jailed for eight years on methamphetamine charges. Audio
Midday News for 13 April 2017
'The most powerful storm in decades' bears down on New Zealand. We'll cross live to our reporters in the field as the country prepares for Cyclone Cook. Audio
Midday News for 12 April 2017
Three more former CERA staff are under investigation and Bay of Plenty residents urged to batten down as Cyclone Cook approaches. Audio
Funny women
Women are funny. Full stop. That’s what Hens’ Teeth is all about. It began 30 years ago, when female comedians were considered to be as scarce as hens’ teeth. Women, from all walks of life, and… Audio
Drawing inspiration
As we get older many of us see drawing as something only children do. But its power to communicate and impact on art and the national psyche is something British cartoonist Steve Bell knows only too… Audio
Fond NZSO memories
BBC Broadcaster Dr Paul Oestreicher, originally from Dunedin, has many fond memories of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. He attended a National Orchestra concert in the southern city, and that… Audio
Looking for mass appeal
Expanding audiences for classical music and opera is at the heart of two upcoming events. Next weekend opera is coming to Cuba Street as part of the Cubadupa Festival in the form Stravinsky’s Renard… Audio
Midday News for 2 February 2017
A woman whose son was infected with campylobacter says Havelock North residents are still showing signs of being infected by the water contamination from last year and the creation of new salmon… Audio