Midday Report for Friday 23 May 2025

1:45 PM.In today's episode, we speak to beneficiary advocate Kay Brereton about means-testing parents of 18- and 19-year-olds on the jobseeker support benefit. We also speak with Stephanie Pow, parental leave… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.Rugby fans in Aotearoa are getting excited to see some of the greatest in the game play in Auckland this weekend. Sports broadcaster Rikki Swannell spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

12:42 PM.The Trump administration has halted Harvard University's ability to enroll international students - and ordered existing international students to transfer - in an escalating battle with the Ivy… Read more Audio

12:36 PM.Midday Rural News for 23 May 2025 Audio

12:28 PM.Team New Zealand is rejecting criticism from two America's Cup challengers accusing it of a lack of transparency in naming Naples as 2027 Cup venue Audio

12:19 PM.Midday Business News for 23 May 2025 Audio

12:15 PM.More than 60,000 families will be worse off as a result of a move to income-test the Best Start tax credit in the first year of a baby's life. Leading expert in parental leave and financial wellbeing… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Social Development Minister Louise Upston announced 18 and 19-year-olds would now have their Jobseeker and emergency benefits tested against their parents' incomes. Nelson-based beneficiary advocate… Read more Audio