Midday Report for Wednesday 26 February 2025

1:45 PM.In today's episode, experts in safety and hostility training are sceptical about the government's potential plans to give people the power to detain fellow citizens, Australian Defence officials… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.International tourist spending has finally returned to pre-COVID levels according to new data. Tourism Industry Aotearoa chief executive Rebecca Ingram spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

12:40 PM.Data from the Real Estate Institute shows the cheapest houses in the country in January were in the West Coast of the South Island, where the median price for the month was $375,000. Money… Read more Audio

12:36 PM.Midday Rural News for 26 February 2025. Audio

12:29 PM.Midday Sports for 26 February 2025 Audio

12:21 PM.Midday Business News for 26 February 2025 Audio

12:16 PM.Australian Defence officials believe a Chinese nuclear-powered submarine is accompanying its flotilla of naval ships in the Tasman Sea. The ABC's defence correspondent Andrew Greene spoke to Charlotte… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.Experts in safety and hostility training are sceptical about the government's potential plans to give people the power to detain fellow citizens. Former police negotiator Lance Burdett spoke to… Read more Audio