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12:59 PM.The latest on the sewage spill at Wellington's Moa Point. Were early warning signs missed? As the government looks to step in with an inquiry, we talk to the Wellington Mayor Andrew Little about what… Read more Audio

12:52 PM.An update on the latest news and results from RNZ's sports team. Audio

12:40 PM.After more than a decade of deals, planning and building the International Convention Centre in Auckland will have its official opening on Wednesday night. Its general manager Prue Daly spoke to Guyon… Read more Audio

12:36 PM.An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team. Audio

12:32 PM.The latest news from Australia with our correspondent Amanda Copp in Canberra. Audio

12:15 PM.The Court of Appeal will this week consider an application by the white supremacist who murdered 51 people in the Christchurch terror attacks to vacate his guilty pleas and stand trial. University of… Read more Audio

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

12:10 PM.The sewage continues to flow into the South Coast after the shutdown of the Moa Point waste water plant. The government is mulling an inquiry into what went wrong. Wellington Mayor Andrew Little spoke… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Powhiri, protest, and politics. Leaders and dignitaries were welcomed onto the Treaty Grounds at Waitangi as we went to air. We crossed live to our acting political editor for the latest; The CEO of… Read more Audio

12:54 PM.An update on the latest news and results from RNZ's sports team. Audio

12:47 PM.Music whizz Tony Stamp spoke to Guyon Espiner from the Laneway Festival in Auckland. Audio

12:37 PM.An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team. Audio

12:34 PM.The latest from the United States with correspondent Laura Taglianetti in New York. Audio

12:22 PM.The latest news from RNZ's business team. Audio

12:17 PM.Leaders and dignitaries have been welcomed on to the Treaty grounds at Waitangi. RNZ Acting political editor, Craig McCulloch spoke to Guyon Espiner from Waitangi. Audio

12:08 PM.The capital faces an environmental catastrophe after the shutdown of the Moa Point treatment plant. Wellington Water CEO Pat Dougherty spoke to Guyon Espiner. Audio

1:45 PM.More New Zelaanders are out of work with unemployment rising to its highest level in more than a decade. Auckland and Wellington are hit hard as people lose their jobs in the cities. We unpack the job… Read more Audio

12:51 PM.An update on the latest news and results from RNZ's sports team. Audio

12:41 PM.It's been dubbed social media for AI and has whipped the tech world into a frenzy over the last week.

On Moltbook, bots chat to each other, complain about humans and happily post their memes - much… Read more Audio

12:37 PM.An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team. Audio

12:34 PM.The latest news from Australia with Nine News political reporter Amanda Copp in Canberra. Audio

12:24 PM.The latest news from RNZ's business team. Audio

12:19 PM.A Pharmac advisory panel has provisionally recommended funding the weight loss drug Wegovy, or chronic weight management in people with high BMIs and associated conditions. Pharmac Minister David… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.The unemployment rate has risen to 5.4% in the three months ended December. ANZ senior economist Miles Workman spoke to Guyon Espiner. Audio

1:45 PM.Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 3 February 2026 Audio