9 Sep 2025

Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 9th September 2025

From Midday Report, 1:45 pm on 9 September 2025

In today's episode, the trial of a woman accused of murdering her two children and putting their remains in suitcases has begun at the Auckland High Court; The Police Commissioner and the Minister for Police are both in Hamilton, as the constable injured on Monday recovers in hospital; Voting for local body elections starts on Tuesday with big orange envelopes showing up in your letterboxes at any moment; Accidental activations of Emergency Locator Beacons are increasing, costing thousands of dollars in wasted resources.

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