Midday Report

Midday Business News for 20 September 2024 Audio

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

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

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

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

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

News from the rural farming sector. Audio

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

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

Midday Business News for 19 September 2024 Audio

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

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