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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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00:03:50

Huge supermarket fire billows smoke over Auckland

Midday Report ·

2025/06/17

Fire crews are responding to a major fire at the New World supermarket in Freeman's Bay. Reporter Amy Williams spoke to Charlotte Cook.

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00:04:06

Mental Health Foundation on Suicide Prevention Action...

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2025/06/17

The government has launched a "targeted plan" to prevent suicide, outlining a five-year whole-of-government approach. Mental Health Foundation chief executive Shaun Robinson spoke to Charlotte Cook.

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00:14:26

Midday Report Essentials for Monday 16 June 2025

Midday Report ·

2025/06/16

Midday Report Essentials for Monday 16 June 2025.

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00:02:43

Trump considers banning Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu

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2025/06/16

President Donald Trump is considering adding 36 additional countries to the United States' travel ban list - including Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. Massey University's Centre for Defence and Security Studies associate professor Anna Powles spoke to Charlotte Cook.

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00:02:27

Disposable vapes to be banned

Midday Report ·

2025/06/16

The distribution, manufacture, sale and supply of disposable vapes is being banned from Tuesday. Otago University senior research fellow Jude Ball spoke to Charlotte Cook.

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00:06:39

Midday Rural News for 16 June 2025

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2025/06/16

Midday Rural News for 16 June 2025

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00:01:57

Midday Sports News for 16 June 2025

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2025/06/16

New Zealand driver Shane van Gisbergen powered his way to victory through rain and chaos to win the inaugural Viva Mexico 250 NASCAR race in Mexico City.

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00:03:46

Confusion over future of sick leave

Midday Report ·

2025/06/16

The Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon, has caused confusion after having said the Workplace Relations and Safety Minister, Brooke Van Velden, was looking at reducing the number of sick leave days that employees are entitled to. Velden later denied this. The Council of Trade Unions vice president Rachel Mackintosh spoke to Charlotte Cook.

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00:04:17

Two dead after boat capsizes in Taranaki

Midday Report ·

2025/06/16

Witnesses to a boating tragedy in Taranaki have described seeing the boat overturn and a desperate attempt to rescue those on board. Reporter Robin Martin spoke to Charlotte Cook.

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00:16:17

Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 11 June 2025

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2025/06/11

In today's episode, the government is being warned there could be diplomatic retaliation from Israel after New Zealand joined with a number of other allies in imposing sanctions on two Israeli far-right ministers, a New Zealand vessel has pulled up six tonnes of protected stony coral in a single trawl, the four-laned, 11.5 kilometre Te Ahu a Tararanga - linking Manawatu and Tararua - has officially opened to traffic, and experts are warning women who use period tracking apps are a goldmine for

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00:03:50

Warning for period tracking app users

Midday Report ·

2025/06/11

Experts are warning women who use period tracking apps are a goldmine for advertisers, and information from them - in the wrong hands - could result in risks to job prospects, workplace monitoring, health insurance discrimination, cyberstalking, and limit access to abortion. Otago University associate professor Bryndl Hohmann-Marriott spoke to Charlotte Cook.

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00:02:49

Manawatū Tararua Highway opens

Midday Report ·

2025/06/11

The four-laned, 11.5 kilometre Te Ahu a Tararanga - linking Manawatū and Tararua - officially opened to traffic on Wednesday. Principal project manager Grant Kauri spoke to Charlotte Cook.

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00:06:25

Midday Rural News for 11 June 2025

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2025/06/11

Midday Rural News for 11 June 2025

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00:01:58

Midday Sports News for 11 June 2025

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2025/06/11

The All Whites have been beaten 2-1 by Ukraine in their second and final game at the Canadian Shield four-nations tournament in Toronto.

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00:08:28

Midday Business News for 11 June 2025

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2025/06/11

Midday Business News for 11 June 2025

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00:04:22

Vessel pulls up six tonnes of protected stony coral

Midday Report ·

2025/06/11

A New Zealand vessel has pulled up six tonnes of protected stony coral in a single trawl. Deep Sea Conservation Coalition's Karli Thomas spoke to Charlotte Cook.

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00:03:37

Law professor on sanctions on two far-right Israeli...

Midday Report ·

2025/06/11

The government is being warned there could be diplomatic retaliation from Israel after New Zealand joined with a number of other allies in imposing sanctions on two Israeli far-right ministers. Waikato University professor of international law Al Gillespie spoke to Charlotte Cook.

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00:16:13

Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 10 June 2025

Midday Report ·

2025/06/10

In today's episode, Hillmorton patient Elliot Cameron has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of 83-year-old Frances Anne Phelps, locals in the Northland town of Moerewa are taking it upon themselves to clean up burnt out cars and scorched rubber left behind from street racers, there has been a 25 percent decrease in the number of 16 to 25-year-olds who have donated blood at least once in a two-year period since 2020, and a severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for Northland,

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00:03:07

Thunderstorms forecast for parts of North Island

Midday Report ·

2025/06/10

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for Northland, Auckland, Great Barrier Island, Coromandel Peninsula, Waikato, Waitomo, and Taranaki. MetService meteorologist Mmathapelo Makgabutlane spoke to Charlotte Cook.

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00:03:26

Blood Service calls for more young people to donate

Midday Report ·

2025/06/10

There has been a 25 percent decrease in the number of 16 to 25-year-olds who have donated blood at least once in a two-year period since 2020. New Zealand Blood Service chief executive Sam Cliffe spoke to Charlotte Cook.

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