Midday Report

About Midday Report

Midday Report - Te Pūrongo o te Poutūtanga. RNZ National's midday current affairs programme, hosted by Guyon Espiner.

Publisher

RNZ

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Jul 2023

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

5,344 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Oct 2026

   Midday Report Essentials for 1Tuesday 13 October

   A damning King's Counsel report into the Teaching Council's handling of sex-offender Timothy Fisher's case has been released. National has promised to introduce random drug testing for those on the jobseeker benefit - but former National Minister isn't a fan of the plan. Veteran journalist Peter Bergen interviewed Osama Bin Laden before 9/11 - his new book examines how Bush, Obama, Biden and Trump reacted to the biggest terror attack in US history.

2. 

   12 Oct 2026

   Midday sports news for 13 October 2026

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

3. 

   12 Oct 2026

   CNN security analyst Peter Bergen on his new book, All The Presidents' Wars

   Twenty-five years ago, the September 11 attacks became the deadliest assault on American soil since Pearl Harbour. The wars that followed cost trillions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of lives. Twenty years after the invasion of Afghanistan, the Taliban took back the country, and America's standing has taken a heavy hit. Peter Bergen, CNN's national security analyst, has reported from the Middle East since the 1990s, and is one of the few journalists to have interviewed Osama bin Laden. His new book, 'All the Presidents' Wars', examines how Bush, Obama, Biden and Trump responded to 9/11. He spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Who has been a guest on Midday Report

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Craig McCulloch
• Cameron George
• Cameron Bagrie
• Robert MacCulloch
• David Cunningham

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 50 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

74

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

68

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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