Midday Report for Wednesday 28 January 2026

1:45 PM.Attorney General and Defence Minister Judith Collins, a former leader of the National Party, will retire from politics and not stand again aver the November election; Judith Collins was first elected… Read more Audio

12:49 PM.An update on the latest news and results from RNZ's sports team. Audio

12:41 PM.Political commentator Ben Thomas spoke to Guyon Espiner about the retirement of Judith Collins. Audio

12:37 PM.An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team. Audio

12:33 PM.Latest news from Australia with Nine News political reporter Amanda Copp. Audio

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

12:21 PM.Tauranga Mayor Mahe Drysdale has pledged to get to the bottom of what was done and when. He spoke to Guyon Espiner. Audio

12:14 PM.Judith Collins was first elected to Parliament to represent the seat of Clevedon in 2002. One of her peers was Sir John Key. He spoke to Guyon Espiner. Audio

12:09 PM.Attorney General and Defence Minister Judith Collins, a former leader of the National Party, will retire from politics and not stand again aver the November election. Political reporter Anneke Smith… Read more Audio