Midday Report Essentials for Friday 30 January 2026

Will Labour rescue National from its scrap with New Zealand First and support the Free Trade Agreement with India? We talk to Labour's trade man Damien O'Connor; Thanks Donald but no thanks ... New Zealand decides not to join Donald Trump's Board of Peace ... we go live to our political editor, fresh from a briefing explaining New Zealand's stance; And No Country for Old Men: why young people are storming the barn for country music ... Tami Neilsen shares her thoughts on this music trend later in the show.

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