Midday Report for Thursday 29 January 2026

1:45 PM.Winston Peters has intensified his attack on his own government's Free Trade Agreement with India claiming up to 20,000 Indians will be able to come into the country and the agreement will result in… Read more Audio

12:54 PM.An update on the latest news and results from RNZ's sports team. Audio

12:44 PM.One of the world's top thinkers and writers Steven Pinker is visiting New Zealand and is holding an event in Auckland on Monday. His new book is: When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows. It explores… Read more Audio

12:36 PM.The latest from the United States with correspondent Laura Taglianetti in New York. Audio

12:35 PM.An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team. Audio

12:25 PM.The latest news from RNZ's business team. Audio

12:21 PM.Police are back on the scene of the deadly slip in Mount Maunganui, continuing the painstaking search for the remaining five victims. Dr Chris Massey is an engineering geologist with Earth Sciences… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.Winston Peters has intensified his attack on his own government's Free Trade Agreement with India, claiming that about 20,000 Indians will be able to come into New Zealand under the provisions of the… Read more Audio