Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 10 October 2024

On today's episode, New Zealand's deputy chief of Navy is in Samoa, to lead this country's response to the sinking of the Manawanui, the government's plan to overhaul New Zealand's emergency management system does not mention how much it will cost, Millions of people have left Florida's west coast ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton, as Israel intensifies its ground offensive in Lebanon, fierce clashes are being reported between Israeli troops and Hezbollah in South East Lebanon, and property analyst CoreLogic says mortgage interest rates are likely to continue to drop.