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Midday Report

Midday Report - Te Pūrongo o te Poutūtanga. RNZ National"s midday current affairs programme, hosted by Guyon Espiner.

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00:05:52

Legislation required to remove Andrew from line of...

Midday Report ·

2026/02/19

Now Andrew Mountbatten Windsor remains eighth in line to the throne. In the unlikely event of that happening he would be Head of State of New Zealand. Constitutional lawyer Graeme Edgeler spoke to Guyon Espiner.

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00:06:03

Arrest of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor

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2026/02/19

7 News reporter Jacquelin Robson at Buckingham Palace.

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00:19:19

Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 19 February 2026

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2026/02/19

National U-turns on housing density; fearing a backlash in well-heeled parts of Auckland, the government drops its housing number ambitions, two million new homes was too much; how does 1.6 million sound?We take a look at the housing plans being released today; and when one door closes, another opens - four major environmental groups are boycotting National's blue-green conference this weekend, but attending the Opportunity conference instead; we speak to party leader Qiulae Wong and to Forest

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00:04:16

Midday sports update for 19 February 2026

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2026/02/18

An update on the latest news and results from RNZ's sports team.

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00:03:42

Opportunity Party Leader Qiulae Wong on Teal forum

Midday Report ·

2026/02/18

Forest and Bird will go to a State of the Nation speech from Opportunity Party - and the other big hitting environmental groups will go as well. Opportunity Party Leader Qiulae Wong spoke to Guyon Espiner.

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00:03:43

Environmental groups boycott National’s blue-green...

Midday Report ·

2026/02/18

Four of the country's biggest environmental groups are boycotting the National Party's Blue Green conference this year. Richard Capie, the general manager of conservation policy & advocacy at Forest and Bird spoke to Guyon Espiner.

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00:03:35

The latest news from the United States

Midday Report ·

2026/02/18

The latest news from the United States with correspondent Laura Taglianetti in New York.

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00:04:30

Midday Rural News for 19 February 2026

Midday Report ·

2026/02/18

An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team.

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00:05:49

Midday Business News for 19 February 2026

Midday Report ·

2026/02/18

The latest news from RNZ's business team.

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00:04:10

Coalition for More Homes responds to housing...

Midday Report ·

2026/02/18

Scott Caldwell from the Coalition for More Homes responded to Housing Minister Chris Bishop's announcement and spoke to Guyon Espiner.

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00:06:20

New housing density plans for Auckland announced

Midday Report ·

2026/02/18

Housing Minister Chris Bishop delivered his much anticipated speech on backdowns in housing density plans for Auckland. Political reporter Lilian Hanly spoke to Guyon Espiner.

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00:22:39

Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 18 February 2026

Midday Report ·

2026/02/18

New cancer meds are in the offing as Pharmac ups access to leukemia drugs: Minister David Seymour on the impact of this and how belives it refects a cultural shift: patitent advocates going from fighting Pharmac to being consulted over new medicines;New Zealand's infrastructure woes: should more tolling and congestion charges be part of the mix - Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown and later the Green Party co-leader Chloe Swarbrick offer their solutions.

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00:04:21

Midday Sports Update for 18 February 2026

Midday Report ·

2026/02/17

An update on the latest news and results from RNZ's sports team.

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00:04:00

Chloe Swarbrick responds to Infrastructure Commission...

Midday Report ·

2026/02/17

Chloe Swarbrick spoke to Guyon Espiner.

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00:03:19

Midday Rural News for 18 February 2026

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2026/02/17

Rebounding dairy prices, a good start to the pipfruit harvest, and storm-damaged highways. For the latest from the RNZ Rural News team.

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00:04:27

Latest news from Australia with Amanda Copp

Midday Report ·

2026/02/17

The latest from Australia with our correspondent in Canberra - Nine News political reporter Amanda Copp.

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00:03:50

Midday Business News for 18 February 2026

Midday Report ·

2026/02/17

The latest news from RNZ's business team.

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00:07:29

Auckland mayor responds to Infrastructure Commission...

Midday Report ·

2026/02/17

The Infrastructure Commission report out yesterday lamented the woeful state of New Zealand's infrastructure and the massive gap between the price of what we want and what we can afford to pay. For Aucklanders listening to this stuck in traffic the report had a sobering statistic. You lose an average of 66 hours a year to traffic jams. Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown spoke to Guyon Espiner.

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00:05:41

Pharmac proposing two new therapies for adults with...

Midday Report ·

2026/02/17

Pharmac is proposing two new combination therapies for people with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. Associate Health Minister David Seymour spoke to Guyon Espiner.

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00:25:34

Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 17 February 2026

Midday Report ·

2026/02/17

Christchurch weighs a state of emergency as flooding slams the city: suburban streets are knee deep in water, four people are rescued from a car stuck in floodwaters in Little River and huge downpours hit Banks Peninsula. We crossed to our reporter on the ground and spoke to the Christchurch Mayor; And as New Zealand creaks and groans with climate disasters what is the state of our infrastructure: spoiler alert: it's not great. A report released in the last couple of minutes says we have a $200

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