Midday Report for Thursday 19 September 2024

1:45 PM.On today's episode, RNZ business editor Gyles Beckford unpacks the latest GDP figures; the US responds to synchonised explosions in Lebanon; MPs debate last minute changes to the Government's gang… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.The term "waka jumper" is one of the latest colloquial English phrases to be added to the Oxford English Dictionary. The term, which is used almost exclusively in New Zealand politics, is among… Read more Audio

12:44 PM.Last-minute changes to the Government's gang patch ban are being debated in the House today. The legislation banning gang insignia in public is expected to pass its third reading. RNZ political… Read more Audio

12:34 PM.News from the rural farming sector. Audio

12:27 PM.The All Blacks hope having Beauden Barrett and Will Jordan on the field at the same time will give them an edge in this weekend's Bledisloe Cup opener against the Wallabies in Sydney. Audio

12:22 PM.A second wave of synchonised explosions in Lebanon overnight is escalating tensions in the Middle East, and increasing pressure on the U.S for its role in Israel/Gaza ceasefire talks. Walkie-talkies… Read more Audio

12:22 PM.Midday Business News for 19 September 2024 Audio

12:15 PM.Stats NZ data shows gross domestic product - the broad measure of economic growth - fell 0.2 percent in the three months ended June. The numbers show the economy went backwards in the second quarter… Read more Audio