Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 12 December 2024

On today's episode, the government has announced its plan to replace the Interisland ferries, but there are still many questions to be answered, an Otago University legal expert has described the government's treatment of the Fast-Track Approvals Bill as "bad law-making", new wastewater testing results show there has been a significant rise in methamphetamine and cocaine consumption over the past few months, Syria's interim prime minister has vowed to rebuild the country but acknowledges the uphill battle ahead, and the property market has been a bit flat this year, but that hasn't stopped some houses changing hands for enormous sums.