Midday Report for Thursday 5 March 2026

1:45 PM.The New Zealand government will operate flights to assist with Kiwis needing to get out of the Middle East; The bigger picture about what the war means and why its happening, Geoffrey Millar speaks to… Read more Audio

12:53 PM.An update on the latest news and results from RNZ's sports team. Audio

12:43 PM.Media independence is under the spotlight after revelations that the chair of the TVNZ board raised its own journalists' coverage of a law and order story with the broadcasting minister Paul… Read more Audio

12:40 PM.An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team. Audio

12:35 PM.The latest from the United States with correspondent Laura Taglianetti in New York. Audio

12:26 PM.The latest news from RNZ's business team. Audio

12:17 PM.The war continues to fan out across the region and draw in more players. To help us make sense of it all, Geoffrey Miller spoke to Guyon Espiner. Audio

12:09 PM.The government is sending two Defence Force planes to be ready to evacuate New Zealanders in the Middle East to safe locations, from where they can get commercial flights home. Defence Minister Judith… Read more Audio