14 Oct 2024

Morning Report Essentials for Monday 14 October 2024

From Morning Report, 10:00 am on 14 October 2024

On today's episode, New Zealand First wants to create a 100-billion-dollar New Zealand Future Fund - to build multi-decade infrastructure. The leader of the West Papua rebels, who took New Zealander Philip Merhtens hostage, has denied claims he was bribed to set the pilot free last month. Team NZ tightens America's Cup lead after win in Barcelona. A comet that hasn't been visible in our sky for about 80,000 years will blaze back into view this week, and we cross to Australia correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh for our Monday chat.