Midday Report

Midday Report

Midday Report - Te Pūrongo o te Poutūtanga. RNZ National's midday current affairs programme, hosted by Guyon Espiner.

Episodes

Midday Report Essentials for Friday 30 January 2026

January 29, 2026 • 22 mins
Will Labour rescue National from its scrap with New Zealand First and support the Free Trade Agreement with India? We talk to Labour's trade man Damien O'Connor; Thanks Donald but no thanks ... New Zealand decides not to join Donald Trump's Board of Peace ... we go live to our political editor, fresh from a briefing explaining New Zealand's stance; And No Country for Old Men: why young people are storming the barn for country ...
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Midday Rural News for 30 January 2025

January 29, 2026 • 3 mins
Midday Rural News for 30 January 2025.
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Midday sports chat

January 29, 2026 • 4 mins
An update on the latest news and results from RNZ's sports team.
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Guyon Espiner and Patrick Gower talk politics

January 29, 2026 • 3 mins
Paddy Gower joined Guyon Espiner to talk politics as election year gets underway.
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Midday Business News for 30 January 2025

January 29, 2026 • 5 mins
Midday Business News for 30 January 2025.
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NZ declines invitation to join Board of Peace

January 29, 2026 • 4 mins
New Zealand has declined the invitation to join Donald Trump's Board of Peace.
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FTA deal with India dependent on Labour support

January 29, 2026 • 5 mins
The Free Trade Agreement with India has National at loggerheads with its coalition partner New Zealand First, which is opposing the agreement, claiming it could lead to 20,000 Indians coming into New Zealand and the loss of Kiwi jobs. That leaves the future of the deal dependent on the votes of the opposition Labour Party. Its trade spokesman, Damien O'Connor spoke to Guyon Espiner.
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Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 29 January 2026

January 28, 2026 • 29 mins
Winston Peters has intensified his attack on his own government's Free Trade Agreement with India claiming up to 20,000 Indians will be able to come into the country and the agreement will result in New Zealanders losing their jobs. We get reaction from Trade Minister Todd McClay; Rescue efforts paused again at the Mount Maunganui slip, we hear from an engineering geologist; One of the world top thinkers and writers Steven Pin...
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Latest sports news for Thursday 29 January

January 28, 2026 • 5 mins
An update on the latest news and results from RNZ's sports team.
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Author Steven Pinker speaks to Guyon Espiner ahead of NZ visit

January 28, 2026 • 14 mins
One of the world's top thinkers and writers Steven Pinker is visiting New Zealand and is holding an event in Auckland on Monday. His new book is: When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows. It explores how "common knowledge" - knowing that everyone else knows something - drives social, political, and economic behavior. Pinker spoke to Guyon Espiner.
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Latest news from the United States

January 28, 2026 • 4 mins
The latest from the United States with correspondent Laura Taglianetti in New York.
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Midday Rural News for Thursday 29 January

January 28, 2026 • 4 mins
An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team.
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Midday Business News for Thursday 29 January

January 28, 2026 • 5 mins
The latest news from RNZ's business team.
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Earth Sciences geologist discusses NZ landslide risks

January 28, 2026 • 3 mins
Police are back on the scene of the deadly slip in Mount Maunganui, continuing the painstaking search for the remaining five victims. Dr Chris Massey is an engineering geologist with Earth Sciences and spoke to Guyon Espiner.
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Trade Minister McClay responds to Winston Peters on India FTA

January 28, 2026 • 7 mins
Winston Peters has intensified his attack on his own government's Free Trade Agreement with India, claiming that about 20,000 Indians will be able to come into New Zealand under the provisions of the FTA. Trade Minister Todd McClay spoke to Guyon Espiner.
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Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 28 January 2026

January 27, 2026 • 23 mins
Attorney General and Defence Minister Judith Collins, a former leader of the National Party, will retire from politics and not stand again aver the November election; Judith Collins was first elected to Parliament to represent the seat of Clevedon in 2002 - one of her peers was Sir John Key. He spoke to Guyon Espiner; Tauranga Mayor Mahe Drysdale has pledged to get to the bottom of what was done and when; Political commentator...
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Midday sports news for Wednesday 28 January

January 27, 2026 • 4 mins
An update on the latest news and results from RNZ's sports team.
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Commentator Ben Thomas responds to Judith Collins resignation

January 27, 2026 • 4 mins
Political commentator Ben Thomas spoke to Guyon Espiner about the retirement of Judith Collins.
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Midday Rural News for Wednesday 28 January

January 27, 2026 • 3 mins
An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team.
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Latest news from Australia

January 27, 2026 • 3 mins
Latest news from Australia with Nine News political reporter Amanda Copp.
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