Hillmorton patient Elliot Cameron has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of 83-year-old Frances Anne Phelps in October last year. National crime correspondent Sam Sherwood spoke to Charlotte Cook.

In today's episode, a Taranaki internet provider says the government is failing rural New Zealanders by not responding properly to last week's internet outage - sparked by a visiting Australian warship, protests have flared up again in Los Angeles, as demonstrators take their opposition over immigration raids to the streets for a third day running, billboards have gone up in full view of the Beehive and government offices in Wellington in a bold message to politicians to stop sheep farms being replaced by carbon forestry, and the wintry blast which swept up the country at the weekend has put a big smile on the faces of ski field operators.

The wintry blast which swept up the country at the weekend has put a big smile on the faces of ski field operators. Coronet Peak ski area manager Nigel Kerr spoke to Charlotte Cook.

Billboards have gone up in full view of the Beehive and government offices in Wellington in a bold message to politicians to stop sheep farms being replaced by carbon forestry. Federated Farmers Meat and Wool Chair Toby Williams spoke to Charlotte Cook.

Midday Rural News for 9 June 2025

It took four sudden death playoff holes but Auckland golfer Ryan Fox has won his second US PGA title with victory at the Canadian Open.

Midday Business News for 9 June 2025

Protests have flared up again in Los Angeles, as demonstrators take their opposition over immigration raids to the streets for a third day running. New Zealand journalist David Farrier spoke to Charlotte Cook.

A Taranaki internet provider says the government is failing rural New Zealanders by not responding properly to last week's internet outage - sparked by a visiting Australian warship. Taranaki Broadband company Primo's Managing Director Matthew Harrison spoke to Charlotte Cook.

In today's episode, the bromance is well and truly over and the gloves are off between US President Donald Trump and billionaire businessman Elon Musk, Telecommunications company Voyager says there has been an outage affecting internet services in North Island, and Te Pati Maori has vowed never to be silenced after being given the harshest punishment ever handed out by Parliament's Privileges Committee.