Midday Report

Team New Zealand saved its best for last but it wasn't enough to qualify for the final of the San Francisco leg of the Sail GP series. Audio

Midday Business News for 24 March 2025. Audio

A report from the United Nations has questioned the fairness of the Goods and Services Tax - or GST - in Aotearoa. New Zealand Council of Trade Unions chief economist Craig Renney spoke to Charlotte… Read more Audio

A Queenstown councillor has blown the whistle on a district council proposal to pump 12,000 cubic metres of treated wastewater into the Shotover River per day. Queenstown councillor Niki Gladding… Read more Audio

In today's episode, a security and defence expert says cuts to its civilian workforce risks the Defence Force's combat readiness; RNZ's money correspondent breaks down the distances between… Read more Audio

The New Zealand's men's football team the All Whites will make a play for a spot at FIFA World Cup when they play Fiji on Friday night. Dale Warburton is the leader of White Noise the unofficial… Read more Audio

Upper Hutt community leaders are concerned as the region of 50,000 residents is without after-hours health care and facing long GP wait times. Mayoral hopeful in the city's upcoming local election… Read more Audio

Midday Rural News for 21 March 2025 Audio

All Whites striker Kosta Barbarouses says getting to play at a FIFA World Cup is one of the last boxes he wants to tick off in his career. Audio

RNZ's money correspondent Susan Edmunds and senior journalist Kate Newton set out to find out how the 2.8 kilometre drive to another supermarket compares to how far people have to travel in other… Read more Audio

Midday Business News for 21 March 2025 Audio

A security and defence expert has major concerns over proposed cuts to hundreds of civilian jobs and says it risks the Defence Force's combat readiness. Centre for Defence & Security Studies at Massey… Read more Audio