Midday Report

In today's episode, former Green MP Darleen Tana has officially been ejected from Parliament. A group of young people who were protesting on the roof of a youth justice facility in South Auckland have come down. Discussions on indigenous economics is top of the agenda at the final national hui for Maori kotahitanga in the South Island today. The consumer watchdog has revealed the most disappointing businesses, products and services uncovered by its experts this year. And 15 New Zealanders participating the World Backyard Ultra Marathon are still running, 58 hours after it began.

Yesterday Midday Report spoke with ultra marathon runner Julia Chamberlain as she was competing in the World Backyard Ultra Marathon. At that point, 15 New Zealanders had been running 6.7km every hour since 1am on Sunday morning. Well it's now Tuesday and six runners are still going - that's 60 hours and almost 400 kilometres under their belts. Sam Harvey speaks to Charlotte live from the race.

The embattled MP Darleen Tana has officially been ejected from Parliament. The Green Party co-leaders wrote to the Speaker late last week, making use of the waka-jumping provision after delegates voted in favour of its use. Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch speaks to Charlotte.

The consumer watchdog has revealed the most disappointing businesses, products and services uncovered by its experts this year. Consumer's inaugural Yeah, Nah Awards highlight the worst of the worst in business, which they hope will pressure poor-performing companies to up their game. So, who are the winners - or in this case, the losers? Charlotte finds out from Consumer chief executive Jon Duffy.

A five kilometre wide fire is continuing to spread in Waikato.

Rookie All Black Peter Lakai is leaning on his more experienced teammates.

A jumbo sized rate cut could hurt the economy.

Discussions on indigenous economics is top of the agenda at the final national hui for Maori kotahitanga, or unity, in the South Island today. The meeting is the final of the 'four winds' hui called by the late Maori King Tuheitia. South Island iwi Ngai Tahu are hosting the hui at Tuahiwi Marae north of Christchurch. Charlotte speaks to RNZ's Maori news reporter Pokere Paewai who is at the hui.

All the young people who were protesting on the roof of a youth justice facility in South Auckland have now come down. Oranga Tamariki says thirteen young people made it onto the roof of its Korowai Manaaki facility in Wiri last night, with several coming down overnight and this morning. The remaining two have just have now also chosen to come down. Charlotte speaks to RNZ reporter Maia Ingoe.

In today's episode, The White Ferns have won the T20 cricket world champions; New Zealand driver Liam Lawson has finished ninth in the US Grand Prix in Austin, Texas - a huge boost for the RB racing team's 22-year old; the grueling 2024 Backyard Ultra is currently underway, with New Zealand's team competing in Otematata, and RNZ's sports reporter Jamie Wall asks, has this been the best weekend of sport ever?