Midday Report

New Zealand golfer Ryan Fox has closed the gap on Rory McIlroy ahead of this week's season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.

News from the business sector

Electricity companies need to focus on their customers, not just their shareholders, says the newly established consumer advocacy council.

This morning, unions and a climate group released a report showing power generators have been paying significant dividends to shareholders, instead of investing in renewable energy. 

The consumer advocacy council chair Deborah Hart told Charlotte Cook that more oil and gas was being burned as a result, which was contributing to the rise in power prices and the companies' profits.

Senior doctors are disturbed half of the country has unmet dental needs - demonstrating the extreme demand for free oral healthcare.

A new report has found publicly funded dental hospitalisations rose by a third in the last decade and some places in Aotearoa don't even have a dentist available.

The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists executive director Sarah Dalton spoke to Charlotte Cook.

A full house at Auckland's Eden Park - and fans throughout the country - will be cheering on the Black Ferns during tomorrow's women's Rugby World Cup final against England.

The world cup's been an unprecedented celebration of women's sport, and the Black Ferns' style and substance has them one win away from successive titles.

Rugby commentator and former Wellington player Alice Soper spoke to Jimmy Ellingham.

Wellington police have busted a major burglary ring and are now trying to reunite owners with over 3000 stolen items, including: 950 power tools, 285 bikes and two baths.

The officer in charge of Operation Trump Card, Detective Inspector John van den Heuvel, spoke to Jimmy Ellingham about the haul.

News from the rural farming sector

Tomorrow's match against England is expected to be close - and the Black Ferns are prepared to settle the outcome with a drop goal.

News from the business sector

To housing, where prices went up 45 percent in the 18 months from the middle of 2020.

The Reserve Bank has admitted its pandemic-related monetary stimulus - money printing and cheap loans for banks - was likely to have played a key role.

And in a speech earlier this year, its chief economist Paul Conway said the tax system favours investing in housing, contributing to higher house prices over recent decades, with recent low interest rates making matters worse.

Associate professor of economics Susan St John spoke to Jimmy Ellingham about the need to introduce a fair tax on housing before the next speculation-driven boom and bust cycle.