Morning Report Essentials for Friday 6th September

On today's episode, Kuini Nga Wai Hono i te Po has ascended the throne, succeeding her father, the late Kiingi Tuheitia who was laid to rest on Thursday atop Taupiri Maunga, Councillors in the Far North will be the last to vote on keeping their Maori ward when they meet on Friday, twenty-one-year-old loose forward Wallace Sititi has been thrust into the spotlight after being named for his first All Blacks start in Sunday's second test against the Springboks, we have our weekly political panel and we cross the Tasman to get the latest from Kerry-Anne Walsh.