1:45 pm today

Midday Report Essentials for Monday 26 August 2024

From Midday Report, 1:45 pm today

On today's episode, main roads are closed as rivers and streams around the lower North Island rise, with rain hammering parts of the country, a commuter train on the Kapiti line was hit by rockfall between Paekakariki and Pukerua Bay on Monday morning after the area was hit with heavy rain, the Polkinghorne trial has resumed on Monday morning - starting its fifth week, going through the search histories and messages on two cellphones related to the case, and police have provided more details on a violent struggle before the death of a man in Auckland's Blockhouse Bay on Saturday.