Midday Report Essentials for 12 August 2026

Tena koutou katoa, welcome to Midday Report essentials with Guyon Espiner. Christopher Luxon has fronted media after a caucus meeting, reaffirming he has the "full support" of National's MPs; it comes after he held an emergency caucus meeting over his leadership of the party. We heard from Taypayers Union executive director Jordan Williams and RNZ's deputy editor Craig McCulloch. In addition to this, we also got the latest in Australian politics with our correspondent in Canberra Amanda Copp. Thanks for listening to today's episode, tune in wherever you get your podcasts - or live at Midday, every weekday on RNZ National.