Midday Report Essentials for Monday 30th June 2025

In today's episode, Farmers in Tasman and Nelson are getting on with repairs while they wait to see if more bad weather comes to frutition, 17 homes in Nelson and Tasman are currently uninhabitable after Friday's storm, the hop growing community has been left reeling after the death of Peter Lines, a fifth-generation hop farmer who died after being hit by a tree while clearing flood damage on Saturday, the new Otaki to Levin highway will boast a new shared path for pedestians and cyclists, but horses will be excluded from using it and a defence lawyer is questioning the Justice Minister's plans to bring in higher penalties for people who assault first responders.