23 Aug 2024

Midday Report Essentials for Friday 23 August 2024

From Midday Report, 1:45 pm on 23 August 2024

On today's episode, the union representing maritime pilots, masters and deck officers says any findings from the Marlborough harbourmaster about the grounding of the Aratere are premature until transport authorities release their reviews, new analysis warns it will be near impossible to cut $1.4 billion in savings without cutting into frontline health services, a detective is being quizzed in court on Friday on the internet history of Pauline Hanna, the woman allegedly murdered by her husband Philip Polkinghorne, and the Winter Games open today in the Queenstown Lakes featuring some of the best skiers and snowboarders in the world.