Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 31 July 2025

In today's episode, New Zealand remains under a tsunami advisory on Thursday morning, with strong and unusual currents possible, and people warned to stay away from coastlines; An earthquake expert says powerful aftershocks are still possible after the massive quake off Russia's coast; Almost 5500 complaints of shoplifting weren't investigated while a controversial police directive was in place earlier this year; The government is scrapping the oil and gas ban, and in a last-minute move, has handed cleanup cost decisions to ministers; Ex National MP and former mayor of Auckland Christine Fletcher is condemning Housing Minister Chris Bishop's proposed Auckland housing fix.