1:45 pm today

Midday Report Essentials for Friday 4 October 2024

From Midday Report, 1:45 pm today

In today's episode, flooding and slips have closed roads across Otago and residents are being advised to stay home and not drive unless absolutely necessary. A state of emergency has been declared in Dunedin and around 100 people were evacuated from their homes around the region overnight, and public health experts say the advice Associate Health Minister Casey Costello used to support a heated tobacco tax cut is a desperate collection of papers.