Morning Report Essentials for Friday 23 August

On today's episode, the mayors of Taupō and Ruapehu are feeling hopeful after a meeting with central government about the impending mill closures in their regions, Kamala Harris is set to formally accept the Democratic Party's nomination for President of the United States, one of the Warriors most successful players will play his last home game vs the Bulldogs on Friday night, we have our weekly political panel and we cross the Tasman to get the latest from Kerry-Anne Walsh.