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12:43 PM.All but one council around Aotearoa New Zealand have submitted their water delivery service plan to the government under Local Water Done Well. Clutha District Mayor Bryan Cadogan spoke to Charlotte… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Midday Rural News for 4 September 2025. Audio

12:27 PM.Midday Sports News for 4 September 2025. Audio

12:20 PM.Midday Business News for 4 September 2025. Audio

12:16 PM.A planned law change will mean people who've been living in New Zealand for up to 20 years could be deported for serious crimes. Political reporter Russell Palmer spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

12:11 PM.Workers at the Eves Valley Sawmill in Tasman will learn if they have jobs at a company meeting on Thursday afternoon. Tasman Mayor Tim King spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

1:10 PM.In today's episode, the government is making a U-turn and abandoning the controversial cost-saving changes for carers among a raft of changes for the disability sector; The New Zealand-born leader of… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.A strong solar coronal mass ejection has delighted stargazers in the south. Astronomer and director of the Otago Museum Ian Griffin spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

12:43 PM.Australian researchers analysed more than 1800 posts that used popular alcohol tags over seven years, and found only two percent of them contained anti-brand sentiments, or showed negative… Read more Audio

12:36 PM.Midday Rural News for 3 September 2025 Audio

12:28 PM.The Pulse have signed former Silver Fern captain Ameliaranne Ekenasio for next year's ANZ Premiership. Audio

12:20 PM.Midday Business News for 3 September 2025 Audio

12:16 PM.The New Zealand-born leader of an Australian Neo Nazi group is expected to appear in an Australian court. Author and researcher of far-right book Fear, Byron Clark, spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

12:11 PM.The government is making a U-turn and abandoning the controversial cost-saving changes for carers among a raft of changes for the disability sector. CCS Disability Action chief executive Mel Smith… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.In today's episode, the global tech giant Amazon says it is finally launching its much-hyped Auckland data centres, four years after first announcing the plan; The New Zealand First leader, Winston… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Thousands of mourners have arrived at Turangawaewae Marae for the beginning of Koroneihana, the celebration the coronation of the Māori Queen, Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po. Reporter… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.More than 30,000 midwives, nurses and healthcare assistants have walked off the job on Tuesday, in what is the first of two full-day strikes happening right around Aotearoa this week. Reporter Bill… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Midday Rural News for 2 September 2025 Audio

12:32 PM.Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka is happy with her fighting qualities that has got her into the US Open quarter-finals with a straight sets victory third seed Coco Gauff. Audio

12:22 PM.Midday Business News for 2 September 2025 Audio

12:16 PM.The New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters, has conceded the country's foreign buyers ban was making the country unattractive to foreign investors. Simplicity chief economist Shamubeel Eaqub spoke… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.The global tech giant Amazon says it is finally launching its much-hyped Auckland data centres, four years after first announcing the plan. Amazon Web Services country manager Manuel Bohnet spoke to… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.In today's episode, Health New Zealand says cuts to graduate nurses' working hours and on-the-job training, will not mean worse outcomes for patients; The government is hoping loans of up to $30… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.After the worldwide success of Wordle - some of New Zealand's most threatened species are trying to get in on the fame. Forest & Bird chief executive Nicola Toki spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

12:42 PM.Watercare is spending $500 million to patch up Auckland's leaky water infrastructure over the next 18 months. Watercare chief executive Jamie Sinclair spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio