Midday Report

The latest news from Australia with correspondent Amanda Copp in Canberra. Audio

The latest news from RNZ's business team. Audio

Brian Cartmell, an expat American, has given big donations to ACT, National, NZ First and the Opportunity party. In total, it appears the technology entrepreneur has donated at least half a million… Read more Audio

Iran is laying mines across the Strait of Hormuz according to reports surfacing this morning New Zealand time. Trade Minister Todd McClay spoke to Guyon Espiner. Audio

Markets lurch back following Trump comments on Iran; Psychologist Dougal Sutherland on Covid's social 'long tail'; What impact does Iran war have on China and its relationships? Audio

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

What is the impact of the war on China and what strategies are they deploying in the crisis? Until recently Anna Fifield was The Washington Post's Asia-Pacific editor and before that the newspaper's… Read more Audio

An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team. Audio

The latest news from RNZ's business team. Audio

The latest news from America with correspondent Laura Taglianetti in New York. Audio

Guyon Espiner spoke with Dr Dougal Sutherland, Senior Supervising Psychologist at Victoria University of Wellington about the long tail of psychological impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has left us… Read more Audio

Markets lurched back today after big losses yesterday and oil dipped back down after Donald Trump said the US had made "major strides" and that the war against Iran was "pretty much complete." Westpac… Read more Audio