Morning Report Essentials for Monday May 20

On today's episode, The New Zealand Defence Force is ready to send a Hercules to Noumea to bring New Zealanders home - as soon as the French give permission to do so, we hear from Defence Minister Judith Collns as well as journalist in Noumea Coralie Cochin, the Greens this weekend sought to put their scandals behind them, with a focus instead on a government they describe as cynical and cruel, co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick joins us, former Kiwi and Warriors player Adam Blair discusses the Warriors stunning victory over the Panthers, and we cross the Tasman to get the latest from Kerry-Anne Walsh.