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12:54 PM.A rally on Parliament grounds on Tuesday afternoon is reminding the Prime Minister of a pre-election pledge to lower the country's free bowel screening age. Rally organiser Jackie Robertson spoke to… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Reduced sailings may mean Interislander passengers have to pay more to cross Cook Strait when the ferry Aratere is pulled from service in August. Transporting New Zealand chief executive Dom Kalasih… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.North Island oyster farmers say sewage run off will ruin their businesses. Audio

12:35 PM.North Island oyster farmers say sewage run off will ruin their businesses. Audio

12:20 PM.A local insurer is increasing market share and earnings. Audio

12:14 PM.A controversial collision event called Run it Straight is holding competitions across Auckland this week prompting outrage from opponents. Runit's safety and technique analyst Billy Coffey spoke to… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.Parliament is staring down the barrel of a protracted debate on Tuesday afternoon surrounding the proposed penalty for Te Pāti Māori MPs. Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch spoke to Charlotte… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.In today's episode, the government has announced $164 million to boost urgent care services across the country over the next four years, Auckland council's economic and cultural agency is backing… Read more Audio

12:47 PM.According to Stats NZ nearly 90,000 people in paid employment are aged over 70, 1267 are in their 90s. Patrick Garvey an 81 year old antique dealer from Hamilton spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

12:45 PM.Anger is growing amongst grassroots Māori communities over Te Pāti Māori's proposed suspension from parliament over the MPs' haka in the house earlier in the year. Māori news editor Taiha Molyneux… Read more Audio

12:36 PM.Midday Rural News for 19 May 2025 Audio

12:28 PM.World golf number one Scottie Scheffler has won the PGA Championship in North Carolina - the third major title of his career Audio

12:19 PM.Midday Business News for 19 May 2025 Audio

12:15 PM.Auckland council's economic and cultural agency is backing plans for Western Springs stadium to become the home for football club Auckland FC. Tātaki Auckland chief executive Nick Hill spoke to… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.The government has announced $164 million to boost urgent care services across the country over the next four years. Patient Voice Aotearoa's Malcolm Mullholland spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

1:45 PM.In today's episode, the government has announced a half a billion dollar boost to the film and television sector, pledging $577 million for the International Screen Production Rebate over the next… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Our very own Lorde has appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone, in a piece about her first new album in four years, Virgin. Writer of the cover story Brittany Spanos spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

12:42 PM.The country's highest watchdog has issued a scathing assessment of Oranga Tamariki's procurement and contracting practices last year. Wesley Community Action Wellington director David Hanna spoke to… Read more Audio

12:36 PM.The Ministry for Primary Industries is putting the hard word on farmers around intensive winter grazing. Audio

12:28 PM.A New Zealand golfer is benefitting from a breakthrough win. Audio

12:21 PM.The manufacturing sector recovery continues. Audio

12:16 PM.A former property manager at Oranga Tamariki and her husband kept their marriage secret to defraud the government agency of $2 million. National crime correspondent Sam Sherwood spoke to Charlotte… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.The government has announced a half a billion dollar boost to the film and television sector, pledging $577 million for the International Screen Production Rebate over the next four and a half years… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.In today's episode, the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Brooke van Velden has refused to have regular meetings with the Council of Trade Unions and has ruled out undoing the Pay Equity… Read more Audio

12:55 PM.A year on from the New Caledonia deadly riots the country faces deep division over the territory's political future - and the prospect of independence from France. Islands Business Correspondent Nic… Read more Audio