Midday Report

King Tuheitia's youngest child and only daughter has been named as the eighth Maori monarch in a ceremony at Tuurangawaewae marae. RNZ Maori News reporter Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira and RNZ Maori News… Read more Audio

News from the rural farming sector. Audio

Mourners are making their way to Taupiri Maunga, Kiingi Tuheitia's final resting place. Maori news reporter Layla Bailey-McDowell spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

Britain's Jack Draper has powered into the U.S. Tennis Open semi-finals with a straight-sets drubbing of a hobbled Australaian Alex de Minaur, while Czech Karolina Muchova battled a "bug" but still… Read more Audio

Midday Business News for 5 September 2024 Audio

Thousands are waiting along the Waikato river banks waiting for Kingii Tuheitia's to arrive at the barge where he will be put on a waka and taken downstream towards his final resting place. RNZ Maori… Read more Audio

On today's episode, Woolworths is taking issue with the Commerce Commission over its claims supermarkets are making excess profits and increasing margins, the Commerce Commission says competition in… Read more Audio

There's been more Kiwi success at the Paris Paralympic Games with William Stedman won silver in the Men's 400 metre final. Cerebral Palsy Society researcher and support advisor Amy Hogan spoke to… Read more Audio

Former and current politicians are being welcomed at Tuurangawaewae Marae on Wednesday to pay their respects to Kiingi Tuheitia. RNZ political reporter Lillian Hanly spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

News from the rural farming sector. Audio

Defending champions - New Zealand's Erin Routliffe and her Canadian partner Gabi Dabrowski have been beaten in the doubles quarter-finals of the US Tennis Open in New York. Audio

Midday Business News for 4 September 2024 Audio