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Midday Report

Midday Report - Te Pūrongo o te Poutūtanga. RNZ"s midday current affairs programme, including RNZ News, business, rural and sports news, plus the long-range weather forecast and Worldwatch. Presented by Charlotte Cook.

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00:02:51

Leopard seal song compared to nursery rhymes

Midday Report ·

2025/08/04

Researchers in Australia have found that leopard seals in Antarctica sing under the ice and their songs have similiaries with the way humans sing nursery rhymes to children. The study's lead author Lucinda Chambers joins Charlotte Cook.

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00:02:43

All Black squad named for Rugby Championship

Midday Report ·

2025/08/04

The All Blacks squad for the Rugby Championship has been named and there are four potential debutantes in the squad. RNZ sports reporter Joe Porter discusses the lineup with Charlotte Cook.

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00:06:53

Midday Rural News for 4 August 2025

Midday Report ·

2025/08/04

Midday Rural News for 4 August 2025.

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00:01:58

Midday Sports News for 4 August 2025

Midday Report ·

2025/08/04

The are four potential debutants in the All Blacks squad for the Rugby Championship, which kicks off later this month.

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00:02:39

Shock after toddler is found in suitcase

Midday Report ·

2025/08/04

A 27-year-old woman has been charged with ill-treatment/neglect of a child after a toddler was found inside a suitcase on a bus when it stopped in the town of Kaiwaka while travelling between Whangarei and Auckland yesterday. RNZ reporter Kim Baker-Wilson joined Charlotte Cook with an update.

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00:06:11

Changes to NCEA labelled a rebranding

Midday Report ·

2025/08/04

An Auckland school principal is describing government plans to scrap NCEA as more window dressing than radical overhaul. Claire Amos from the Auckland Secondary Prinicipals' Association spoke with Charlotte Cook.

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00:15:51

Midday Report Essentials for Monday 21st July 2025

Midday Report ·

2025/07/21

In today's episode, more expensive food, rents and power prices have driven inflation to a 12-month high; Hamilton police are still looking for the people and weapons involved in a deadly brawl in Hamilton over the weekend; *Julia DeLuney's defence says there's no evidence of a breakdown in the relationship between her and her mother, Helen Gregory, that would explain a murder; Residents in an Auckland North Shore neighbourhood have a literal cat burglar on their hands. * This audio has been

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00:02:41

Cat burglar stealing clothes on Auckland's North Shore

Midday Report ·

2025/07/21

Residents in an Auckland North Shore neighbourhood have a literal cat burglar on their hands. Helen North spoke to Charlotte Cook.

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00:03:05

DeLuney trial: Defence argues no breakdown in...

Midday Report ·

2025/07/21

* This audio has been updated for legal reasons. Julia DeLuney's defence says there's no evidence of a breakdown in the relationship between her and her mother, Helen Gregory, that would explain a murder. Kate Green spoke to Charlotte Cook.

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00:06:25

Midday Rural News for 21 July 2025

Midday Report ·

2025/07/21

Midday Rural News for 21 July

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00:02:06

Midday Sports News for 21 July 2025

Midday Report ·

2025/07/21

Midday Sports News for 21 July 2025

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00:01:53

Hamilton police looking for people involved in deadly...

Midday Report ·

2025/07/21

Hamilton police are still looking for the people and weapons involved in a deadly brawl in Hamilton over the weekend. Reporter Lucy Xia spoke to Charlotte Cook.

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00:06:54

Inflation hits 12-month high

Midday Report ·

2025/07/21

More expensive food, rents and power prices have driven inflation to a 12-month high. Business editor Gyles Beckford spoke to Charlotte Cook.

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00:15:45

Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 17th July 2025

Midday Report ·

2025/07/17

In today's episode, retailers are relieved to see a reduction in bank fees for processing card payments, but say it doesn't go far enough; A finance lender is calling for the government to step in and help financially support people fleeing abusive relationships; An academic is warning artificial intelligence is not the silver bullet David Seymour has suggested it will be for reducing the cost of the Regulatory Standards Bill; Butter is now nearly $5 more expensive than it was more than 10

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00:02:09

Food prices up 4.6 percent on annual basis

Midday Report ·

2025/07/17

Butter is now nearly $5 more expensive than it was more than 10 years ago, and helped drive food prices in general up almost 5 percent year-on-year in June. Money Correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to Charlotte Cook.

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00:02:49

Academic warns over using AI to reduce costs of...

Midday Report ·

2025/07/17

An academic is warning artificial intelligence is not the silver bullet David Seymour has suggested it will be for reducing the cost of the Regulatory Standards Bill. Victoria University senior lecturer in Artificial Intelligence Andrew Lensen spoke to Charlotte Cook.

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00:02:08

Midday Sports News for 17 July 2025

Midday Report ·

2025/07/17

Midday Spors News for 17 July 2025

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00:04:09

Calls for govt to financially support people fleeing...

Midday Report ·

2025/07/17

A finance lender is calling for the government to step in and help financially support people fleeing abusive relationships. Good Shepherd chief executive Emma Saunders spoke to Charlotte Cook.

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00:05:13

Retailers welcome reduction in bank fees for card...

Midday Report ·

2025/07/17

Retailers are relieved to see a reduction in bank fees for processing card payments, but say it doesn't go far enough. Retail NZ chief executive Carolyn Young spoke to Charlotte Cook.

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00:16:42

Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 16th July 2025

Midday Report ·

2025/07/16

In today's episode, the Waikato District Council is investigating a road that locals call the "rollercoaster" after a woman and two children were killed in a crash on Tuesday; New Zealanders are once again among TV's most famous, with two nominations in the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards - television's top honour; The government has put a stop to open plan classrooms - after more than a year of signalling it wasn't interested in this style of build; And A pair of Kiwi singing in the night led to

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