Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 1 October 2024

On today's episode, the Prime Minister is standing by his Associate Health Minister despite concerns she made policy decisions that would benefit tobacco company Philip Morris the most, the Resources Minister says repealing the oil and gas exploration ban is about ensuring New Zealand has long-term contingencies in place if we can't build out enough renewables to meet demand, more than 1700 homes and businesses are still without power in the Mackenzie district of South Canterbury after a crop-dusting helicopter flying over private land severed two lines on Monday morning, US officials say Israel plans to launch a limited ground incursion into Lebanon, and new data from ACC shows the footwear style, Crocs are rising in both popularity and the prevalence of injury claims.