Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 25 September 2024

On today's episode, a major new report into the massive power outage across most of Northland found it was entirely avoidable, 59 jobs at GNS Science will be cut, as part of the government's wider push to reduce roles in the public sector, trust in institutions such as health, parliament, media, police, and courts has declined since 2021, according to new data from Stats NZ, and people from the City of Sails - and across the world have been eagerly waiting to secure tickets to the global competition Sail GP - right in the heart of the inner Waitemata Harbour.