Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 1 July 2025

In today's episode, more than a thousand people are expected at Opaea Marae as Te Pati Maori MP Takutai Moana Natasha Kemp is laid to rest, friends and family of the farmer who was killed while trying to save his hops, Peter Lines, will be sharing a special brew at his farewell, loose, roaming dogs have been causing havoc across Auckland, and a new campaign is being launched as part of a targeted approach to curb the problem, and a New Plymouth homeowner is left with what she calls an ugly stump in front of her house, after contractors took to the 100-year-old pohutukawa with chainsaws last week.