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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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00:11:37

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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00:01:10

Mega strike rally takes place in Auckland

Midday Report ·

2025/10/22

Tens of thousands of teachers, doctors and other public workers are taking part in a mega strike. RNZ Reporter Jessica Hopkins spoke to Charlotte Cook from a rally in Auckland.

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00:03:40

FENZ gives update on weather incidents as wild winds hit

Midday Report ·

2025/10/22

Fire and Emergency New Zealand Assistant Commander Ken Cooper spoke to Charlotte Cook.

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00:02:14

Midday Sports News for 23 October 2025

Midday Report ·

2025/10/22

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

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00:01:57

Strong winds hitting lower North Island

Midday Report ·

2025/10/22

Wellington and Wairarapa have been put under a red wind warning. RNZ reporter Ellen O'Dwyer spoke to Charlotte Cook.

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00:03:35

Hanmer Springs unaccessable by road

Midday Report ·

2025/10/22

Trent Allison updated Charlotte Cook on the weather situation in Culverden

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00:04:37

Minister provides update on weather response

Midday Report ·

2025/10/22

Storms bringing wind gusts of more than 200 km/h to parts of Canterbury have caused damage and disruption across the region. Emergency Management and Recovery Minister, Mark Mitchell spoke to Charlotte Cook.

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00:14:34

Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 22 October 2025

Midday Report ·

2025/10/22

Fire and emergency New Zealand is stepping up efforts to fight multiple fires around Kaikoura, as weather forecasts predict worsening conditions; New Zealand video game developers will have more access to a $40m rebate scheme should Labour win next year's election, under policy announced on Wednesday; The wind hasn't stopped after yesterday's deadly day around Aotearoa, but tomorrow is set to be worse with elevated warnings; Oamaru's Victorian precinct and port could become New Zealand's third

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00:02:01

Plans to make Oamaru Victorian precinct an historic...

Midday Report ·

2025/10/21

Oamaru's Victorian precinct and port could become New Zealand's third National Historic Landmark, if a proposal gets enough support from the public.

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00:02:54

NZ braces for second windy weather system to hit on...

Midday Report ·

2025/10/21

The wind hasn't stopped after yesterday's deadly day around Aotearoa, but tomorrow is set to be worse with elevated warnings. Metservice meteorologist Mmathapelo Makgabutlane spoke to Charlotte Cook.

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00:06:06

Midday Rural News for 22 October 2025

Midday Report ·

2025/10/21

Midday Rural News for 22 October 2025.

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00:02:31

Midday Sports News for 22 October 2025

Midday Report ·

2025/10/21

Midday Sports News with Felicity Reid.

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00:07:59

Midday Business News for 22 October 2025

Midday Report ·

2025/10/21

Midday Business News and market with Jeffrey Halley.

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00:03:16

Kiwi game developers focus of latest Labour policy

Midday Report ·

2025/10/21

New Zealand video game developers will have more access to a rebate scheme should Labour win next year's election.

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00:05:10

FENZ steps up efforts to fight blazes in Kaikoura

Midday Report ·

2025/10/21

Fire and emergency New Zealand is stepping up efforts to fight multiple fires around Kaikoura, as weather forecasts predict worsening conditions. Keiller MacDuff spoke to Charlotte Cook.

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00:15:52

Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 21 October 2025

Midday Report ·

2025/10/21

On today's episode... Power cuts, gale force winds, flight troubles and rain are causing chaos across the country; Proposed secondary school curriculum changes making outdoor education a vocational subject has resulted in a 53,000-signature petition calling for the government to reconsider; Metservice Meteorologist Mmathapelo Makgabutlane updates Charlotte Cook on the weather warnings and outlook following Tuesday's strong winds; ACC data shows around 1,250 injuries each year are caused by

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00:02:51

Data shows 1,250 injuries caused by toys every year

Midday Report ·

2025/10/20

ACC data shows around 1,250 injuries each year are caused by toys. Mareta Hunt from Safekids Aotearoa spoke to Charlotte Cook.

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00:03:13

Metservice weather update as strong winds hit New...

Midday Report ·

2025/10/20

Metservice Meteorologist Mmathapelo Makgabutlane updates Charlotte Cook on the weather warnings and outlook following Tuesday's strong winds.

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