Midday Report Essentials for Friday 11 October 2024

In today's episode, an economist says the government is failing and hurting our most vulnerable people, with the country depending on the now struggling food bank industry, a taxi driver is in a serious condition after a brutal stabbing in Christchurch overnight, Florida is beginning the clean-up after Hurricane Milton tore through the state, and as banks cut their advertised home loan rates, some people who are on fixed rates are wondering how to get out of them.