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Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 19 March 2026
3 minutes agoThe latest GDP figures are out ,our economics correspondent gives us his analysis; Commerce Commission puts fuel companies on notice; It now costs twice as much to dive to work than it does to catch… Audio
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How do you become a champion tree climber?
23 minutes agoThe Rural Games over the weekend saw fencing competitions, the NZ gumboot throwing championship, and our very own International Champ of tree climbing Steph Dryfhout. Last year Steph had a golden run… Audio
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New money for desexing roaming dogs - but is it enough?
28 minutes agoIt's not a stretch to say we have a problem with roaming dogs, especially in Auckland and Northland, where three out of the four recent fatal dog attacks took place. Lots of people have been calling… Audio
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Petrol Pain? How to get the most out of a tank of gas
We're going to start today's show talking about petrol .. because as our next guest told Morning Report, all bets are off over NZ petrol prices after Iran's gas fields were struck overnight. So how… Audio
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Midday Sports News for 19 March 2026
about 1 hour agoAn update on the latest news and results from RNZ's sports team. Audio
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AT says catching the bus now half the price of driving to work
12:43 pm todayWith petrol prices jumping 50 cents a litre in the last month, a 15-kilometre commute in the car is now costing drivers roughly double what they'd pay for the bus or train, and that's before you've… Audio
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Midday Rural News for 19 March 2026
12:39 pm todayAn update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team. Audio
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Latest news from the United States for 19 March 2026
12:34 pm todayThe latest news from the United States with correspondent Laura Taglianetti in New York. Audio
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Commerce Commission puts fuel companies on notice
12:22 pm todayFuel companies have been put on notice by the Commerce Commission, which has ramped up its scrutiny on petrol prices. Commissioner Bryan Chapple spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira. Audio
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Analysis of latest GDP figures
12:09 pm todayGDP had a modest increase of 0.2% in the December quarter. Economic correspondent Gyles Beckford spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira. Audio
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Screentime: The Bride!, Reminders of Him, Project Hail Mary, Manosphere
11:45 am todayFilm and TV reviewer Tom Augustine joins Kathryn to talk about the new Frankenstein film that focuses on the monster's bride, Reminders of Him is another movie made from a book by Colleen Hoover, … Audio
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Parenting: What did you do at school today?
11:25 am todaySpeech and language therapist Christian Wright discusses the difficulty of asking children what they did at school that day and why often they'll simply say "nothing". Audio
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Tech: What's a tracking pixel, who's following me and why?
11:05 am todayTechnology commentator Alex Sims digs into cookies and tracking pixels - and explores what makes them different. Audio
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RNZ Pacific news at 11am for 19 March 2026
11:00 am todayThe latest news and sport from RNZ Pacific. Audio
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Around the motu: Ché Baker, editor of the Southland Times.
10:45 am todayChé talks about the possibility of a Bluff Oyster Festival with no oysters, the massive data centre due to be built in Southland, Gore District Council quotes $70 thousand to process an Official… Audio
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Book review: How to be an Alien
10:35 am todayLynn Freeman reviews How to be an Alien: A sort of Memoir by Ann Beaglehole, published by Fraser Books. Audio
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Ellen Snelling's mission to get more women surfing
10:30 am todayEllen Snelling relocated to New Zealand 10 years ago and runs Learn 2 Surf at Waipu Cove, alongside her husband. Audio
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Neuroscientist Ben Rein on why our brains need friends to be at our most healthy
10:05 am todayUS-based neuroscientist Ben Rein believes maintaining social connections has an enormous benefit to our brain. It can help improve our health and well-being, and reduce a range of conditions… Audio
