Morning Report Essentials for Friday 24 May

On today's episode, Resources Minister Shane Jones joins us to discuss the Government's plans to double the value of New Zealand's mining industry in little more than a decade, the Dunedin mayor says he is horrified after a teenager has been killed after an attack at a Dunedin bus stop, French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to New Caledonia, where he met with elected officials and inspected some of the recent damage, we cross to Nouméa for the latest, we have our weekly political panel and the best country song in New Zealand will be announced Friday night in Gore.