Midday Report Essentials for 8 October 2026

National wants to cut benefits for people who have been on welfare for two out of the last three years in a move they say will rip half a billion out of the welfare system Louise Upston joined Guyon Espiner. The falling Kiwi dollar is pushing up the cost of living.David Seymour joined us on his claim that currency crunch is partly the world reacting to what he calls a dumpster fire of election campaign policy. And the ethics of being a billionaire: it's emerged as a campaign question and Tamatha Paul from the Greens joined Guyon with her answer.