Guyon Espiner. Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly
RNZ's Guyon Espiner is set to present RNZ's Midday Report from January.
The journalist and broadcaster takes the hot seat from Charlotte Cook who has taken up a new role of Field Correspondent.
Espiner, who has previously co-hosted Morning Report and been part of RNZ's In Depth team in recent years, creating documentaries, podcasts and written investigations, is looking forward to the role.
"Being an election year, 2026 will be an important year for New Zealanders. I can't wait to get back into the studio and ask the questions we all have about the main stories of the day."
Chief Audio Officer Pip Keane said Midday Report was appointment listening for many New Zealanders and the appointment of such an "experienced broadcaster and journalist to the show demonstrated how seriously RNZ was taking the midday hour".
"We will be making sure this hour is even more relevant to our audiences in 2026, led by Guyon's presenting experience and superior interviewing skills, and making good use of all of RNZ's reporting strength," she said.
Espiner has just finished political history podcast Context and is currently in production for the fourth series on 30 with Guyon Espiner.
It is set to launch on Wednesday with the first of six episodes.
The first Midday Report show for 2026 will air on 26 January following summer programming on RNZ National.
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