3 Sep 2024

Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 3 September 2024

From Midday Report, 1:45 pm on 3 September 2024

On today's episode, threats to New Zealand's national security are increasingly likely to come from within New Zealand - be it disgruntled government employees or those who are in desperate need of extra cash, towns in the South Island feel frustrated and forgotten by the government's new transport plan, and say funding is "unbalanced", in favour of Auckland, international tourists will now have to pay $100 to enter New Zealand - almost triple the current $35 fee, and the King's Council is meeting with iwi leaders in private today to discuss who will succeed the Maori King, Kiingi Tuheitia.