Midday Report Essentials for Monday 11th August 2025

In today's episode, the first submissions have been heard by a People's Select Committee designed to challenge the government's rushed changes to the Equal Pay Amendment Act; A Northland cardiologist is pushing back at statistics from the Health Minister showing access to heart care is getting faster - he says that might be the case - but those already in the system are paying the price; The Three sea lions have been killed after being shot near Oamaru; The Green Party's Wellington MPs have launched a petition calling for Maori place names to be restored to the capital's electorates.