Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 29 April 2025

In today's episode, Wellington mayor Tory Whanau won't be contesting the mayoralty again come October, rain-weary Northlanders are preparing for another deluge, with a new heavy rain watch in force for north of Whangarei for the next 12 hours, and rat footprints in a Whanganui forest sanctuary have sparked an intense monitoring and trapping operation.