Midday Report for Thursday 26 February 2026

2:00 PM.Get out now. That's the stark warning from Foreign Minister Winston Peters to New Zealanders in Iran, as former U.S. President Donald Trump weighs possible military action against the regime in… Read more Audio

12:48 PM.The latest statistics show that beer drinking in New Zealand fell 10% to 265 million litres in the year ended December 2025. Dylan Firth, executive director of the Brewers Association of New Zealand… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team. Audio

12:37 PM.The latest from the United States with reporter Laura Taglianetti in New York. Audio

12:26 PM.The latest news from RNZ's business team. Audio

12:18 PM.Cash might not be king anymore but, according to the Reserve Bank 80% of us use cash 'sometimes' for everyday purposes and the central bank says Kiwis have a resounding, unambiguous yes when surveyed… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.Child Poverty stats released this morning show no change in child poverty rates for the year ended June 2025, according to Stats NZ. Children's Commissioner Claire Achmad spoke to Guyon Espiner. Audio

12:10 PM.As the US weighs military strikes against Iran and amasses huge military force in the region our Foreign Minister is urging New Zealanders based in Iran to leave. Political editor Jo Moir spoke with… Read more Audio