Morning Report Essentials for Monday 2 September

On today's episode, mourners are continuing to arrive at Turangawaewae Marae to reflect on the life and legacy of Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII, who died early on Friday at the age of 69, a passenger on the Air New Zealand flight that issued a mayday call while landing in Wellington yesterday said they were seated near the engine and saw the flames, the All Blacks are blaming ill-discipline after losing 31 to 27 against the Springboks in Johannesburg on Sunday morning, voting kicks off this week for Forest and Bird's Bird of the Year competition, with a record number of volunteers signing up to campaign, and we cross the Tasman for the latest from Kerry-Anne Walsh.