Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 1 August 2024

On today's episode, an investigation into a Transpower pylon that toppled over in Northland, cutting power to most of the region, has found contractor error was to blame, Health NZ will stop using its equity adjustor tool, despite findings that it was "legally and ethically justifiable" but didn't follow "best practice", Kainga Ora has proposed halving the team it set up to meet Maori housing needs and fulfil Treaty of Waitangi obligations, Green MP Julie Anne Genter has been found in contempt and will be censured, and the New Zealand Herald's publisher NZME admits a recent editorial lacked journalistic rigour, after it was revealed artificial intelligence tools were used to create the piece.