Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 20th August 2025

20/08/2025 12 min
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 20th August 2025

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Episode Synopsis


In today's episode, the Reserve Bank is expected to cut the Official Cash Rate for the first time since May when the central bank makes its call at 2pm on Wednesday; A blind New Zealander has launched a petition to make noise emitters mandatory on electric vehicles; Secondary school teachers are hours into a strike over stalled collective agreement negotiations.