Episode Details

Kia ora koutou katoa, welcome to Midday Report essentials with Guyon Espiner. In this episode: Labour plugs in to the solar power plays, romising subsidies for home owners and rule changes to allow renters to access plug-in solar. Megan Woods joined us on the show. Evacuations, infrastructure damage and now a boiled water notice as Kaikoura is hit with two months rain in 48 hours - we caught up with the local mayor. Finally, China's new Ethnic Unity law. The Taiwan representative in Wellington voiced concerns that the law could be used to target Taiwanese people in New Zealand.