Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 18 February 2025

On today's episode, the head of the European Commission says the continent's security is at a turning point, as key European leaders have been meeting to discuss the United States' direct negotiations with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, the Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown returned to Rarotonga on Monday afternoon promising the agreement with Beijing will be made public "very shortly", Christchurch Hospital's emergency department is asking people to stay away unless they have life threatening condition, as it struggles to cope with an influx of patients, and after a huge year in sport, tonight's Halberg Awards are considered to be one of the most competitive in recent memory.