10:00 am today

Morning Report Essentials for Monday 2 December 2024

From Morning Report, 10:00 am today

On today's episode, at the party's conference in Christchurch, leader Chris Hipkins said - if elected in 2026 - his government will reinstate smoke-free legislation, complete Dunedin Hospital's rebuild, and reject joining the security pact AUKUS, resource minister Shane Jones is considering a request from the gas and oil lobby to underwrite the risk of fossil fuel exploration, abuse in care survivors are outraged after senior ministers suggested lowering expectations on government commitments, England defeated New Zealand by 8 wickets in the first Test at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Sunday, to take a 1-nil lead in the three-match series, and we cross the Tasman to get the latest from Kerry-Anne Walsh.