13 Aug 2025

Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 13th August 2025

From Midday Report, 1:10 pm on 13 August 2025

In today's episode, New Zealand Embassy staff have made contact with a New Zealand woman being detained with her son at a U.S immigration facility; The local government minister has confirmed he'll be taking a paper to cabinet before Christmas with a proposed model to cap rates; Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick has no plans to apologise for her remarks in the House on Tuesday; We all know about high butter prices - but a Hastings pie maker says minceflation is adding to his struggles.