Midday Report for Thursday 19 June 2025

1:45 PM.In today's episode, the government has paused millions of dollars of funding to the Cook Islands after its government signed partnership deals with China earlier this year, Iran's Supreme Leader has… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.The cowbells might not be ringing out from the Stadium but Christchurch is expecting a full house for a super sport weekend. Despite the ban on the infamous Waikato instrument, the final between the… Read more Audio

12:41 PM.This weekend, Aotearoa officially celebrates Matariki for the fourth time, marked by the reappearance in the night sky of the star cluster. This year the focus is Matariki ma Puanga- highlighting the… Read more Audio

12:32 PM.Midday Rural News for 19 July 2025. Audio

12:28 PM.Golfer Dame Lydia Ko needs just one more major victory to complete a career grand slam and feels the PGA Championship is one that she could win. Audio

12:20 PM.Midday Business News for 19 July 2025. Audio

12:16 PM.Iran's Supreme Leader has refused Donald Trump's earlier call for unconditional surrender, warning US attacks will "result in irreparable damage for them". US correspondent Toni Waterman spoke to… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.The government has paused millions of dollars of funding to the Cook Islands after its government signed partnership deals with China earlier this year. New Zealand told the Cook Islands government… Read more Audio