Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 5 June

On today's episode, central city Aucklanders have told the Police Minister they don't feel safe and want more officers on the beat as well as a downtown police station, Police Minister Mark Mitchell joins us, changes made to housing policy in this year's Budget are a "catastrophe for New Zealand" according to the Labour Party, we hear from leader Chris Hipkins, India's ruling BJP are set to win a third consecutive term in power, but without the landslide victory predicted, and an unusual northern rata has taken the top spot in the 2024 Tree of the Year award.