26 Aug 2024

Morning Report Essentials for Monday 26 August

From Morning Report, 10:00 am on 26 August 2024

On today's episode, Lydia Ko has won the Women's Open Championship on Monday morning at the home of golf, St Andrews in Scotland, the Government has announced changes to their proposed fast-track approvals bill, including giving final decision-making power to the expert panel, not ministers, and requiring that the panel include a member with expertise in environmental matters, Associate Health Minister Casey Costello says the author of a document that she gave the Ministry of Health, outlining ideas for more favourable regulation for the tobacco industry, remains a mystery, heavy rain warnings were in force Monday morning for the lower North Island, a commuter train on the Kapiti line has been hit by rockfall between Paikakariki and Pukerua Bay, and we cross the Tasman to get the latest from Kerry-Anne Walsh.