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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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00:05:07

Seventeen confirmed cases of measles nationwide

Midday Report ·

2025/11/02

Three of the country's largest secondary schools are now affected by the measles outbreak, with 17 known cases so far nationwide. Health Correspondent Ruth Hill and Associate Professor Mark Thomas from the faculty of Medical and Health Sciences spoke to Charlotte Cook.

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00:15:53

Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 30 October 2025

Midday Report ·

2025/10/30

Fonterra's farmer shareholders have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the sale of the brands like Mainland and Anchor to a French company; Websites and systems around the world are back online after a global Microsoft outage disrupted thousands of services around the world for several hours this morning; New Zealand History Teachers' Association is the teaching association condemning the government's new curriculum; The Government is asking New Zealanders if they support changes to the Warrant

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00:02:51

Potential changes to WOF rules coming for Kiwis

Midday Report ·

2025/10/29

The Government is asking New Zealanders if they support changes to the Warrant of Fitness system, which would stretch out WOFs for light vehicles, to once every two years. The Automobile Association's principal policy advisor Terry Collins spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira.

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00:03:41

History teachers condemn new curriculum

Midday Report ·

2025/10/29

New Zealand History Teachers' Association is the teaching association condemning the government's new curriculum. Its chair, Craig Thornhill spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira.

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00:02:04

Midday Sports News for 30 October 2025

Midday Report ·

2025/10/29

The Football Ferns coach Michael Mayne says they need to be better in some key areas if they want to beat top ranked sides.

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00:03:25

Businesses coming back online following outage

Midday Report ·

2025/10/29

Websites and systems around the world are back online after a global Microsoft outage disrupted thousands of services around the world for several hours this morning. Bill Bennet, a freelance New Zealand technology and business journalist spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira

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00:04:16

Fonterra farmers vote yes on massive brand sell-off

Midday Report ·

2025/10/29

Fonterra's farmer shareholders have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the sale of the brands like Mainland and Anchor to a French company. Rabobank dairy analyst Emma Higgins spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira.

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00:15:05

Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 29 October 2025

Midday Report ·

2025/10/29

Farmers are frustrated that KiwiSaver changes promised on the campaign trail are not being fulfilled; Some residents in storm-hit lower South Island could still be without power heading into the weekend; The Silver Scroll Awards, recognising Kiwi songwriting is into its sixtieth year.

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00:02:21

Midday Sports News for 29 October 2025

Midday Report ·

2025/10/28

Midday Sports News for 29 October 2025

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00:03:48

Farmers frustrated campaign promises not being fulfilled

Midday Report ·

2025/10/28

Farmers are frustrated that Kiwisaver changes promised on the campaign trail are not being fulfilled. Federated Farmers board member Karl Dean spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira.

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00:04:17

Some Southland residents still without power

Midday Report ·

2025/10/28

Some residents in storm-hit lower South Island could still be without power heading into the weekend. Emergency Management Southland group controller Lucy Hicks spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira.

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00:14:58

Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 28 October 2025

Midday Report ·

2025/10/28

A former Labour leader is backing the party's plan to introduce a capital gains tax, should they be elected next year; Extreme weather has continued to batter much of the country over the long weekend - as thousands remain without power; The public would like less money spent on drug law enforcement and more on prevention, treatment and harm reduction according to new research; Speedway could return to Auckland's Western Springs Stadium by boxing day, if a new proposal to save the venue is

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00:03:01

New hope for Western Springs Speedway

Midday Report ·

2025/10/27

Speedway could return to Auckland's Western Springs Stadium by boxing day, if a new proposal to save the venue is accepted by mid-November, according to the plan's backers. Craig Steinbring from the Western Springs Speedway Association spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira.

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00:02:50

Support for drug harm prevention rather than law...

Midday Report ·

2025/10/27

The public would like less money spent on drug law enforcement and more on prevention, treatment and harm reduction according to new research. Dr Rose Crossin, the study's author spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira.

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00:02:11

Midday Sports News for 28 October 2025

Midday Report ·

2025/10/27

Midday Sports News for 28 October 2025

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00:03:50

Scale of storm damage becomes clearer as clean up...

Midday Report ·

2025/10/27

Extreme weather has continued to batter much of the country over the long weekend - as thousands remain without power. RNZ's Charlotte Cook is in Invercargill and spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira.

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00:04:33

Former Labour leader backs capital gains tax plan

Midday Report ·

2025/10/27

A former Labour leader is backing the party's plan to introduce a capital gains tax, should they be elected next year. David Cunliffe spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira.

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00:11:37

Midday pod

Midday Report ·

2025/10/23

Storms bringing wind gusts of more than 200 km/h to parts of Canterbury have caused damage and disruption across the region; Tens of thousands of teachers, doctors and other public workers are taking part in a mega strike; A Picton man - one of the 90,000 without power this morning made the most of the situation by connecting the coffee machine, jug and toaster to his electric car; Former Prime Minister Jim Bolger's funeral took place in Paraparaumu on Thursday afternoon.

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00:02:39

Electric car becomes home power source during outage

Midday Report ·

2025/10/22

A Picton man - one of the 90,000 without power this morning made the most of the situation by connecting the coffee machine, jug and toaster to his electric car. Charlotte Cook spoke to Rob McCaw.

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00:01:56

Former Prime Minister Jim Bolger's funeral held in...

Midday Report ·

2025/10/22

Former Prime Minister Jim Bolger's funeral took place in Paraparaumu on Thursday afternoon. RNZ reporter Lillian Hanly spoke to Charlotte Cook.

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