10:00 am today

Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 29th August

From Morning Report, 10:00 am today

On today's episode, Darleen Tana is in court on Thursday in a bid to prevent their former party, the Greens, from ousting the MP from Parliament, Meridian Energy is claiming households are spending less on power bills because electricity prices aren't rising as fast as other costs, the Canterbury Regional Council has refused Minister Simeon Brown's request to repeal the Ngai Tahu Representation Act, the 17th Paralympic Games opening ceremony is has taken place in Paris, and fresh off winning Gold at Paris, Lydia Ko backed it up at the home of golf in St Andrews, Scotland, winning the Women's British Open Champion in a thriller last weekend.