Midday Report Essentials for Monday 27 January 2025

In today's episode, a historic select committee process has begun today, as the Justice Committee starts to hear oral submissions on the Treaty Principles Bill, the Northland town of Mangawhai is cleaning up after a storm blew through over the weekend - although officials say it could take months for the damage to be fully repaired, the country's oldest sporting event is taking place on Monday - no it's not rugby, parts of Dunedin were turned into an 1800s-style Californian town over the weekend as Hollywood heavyweights film a new Netflix drama.