Midday Report Essentials for Monday 23 September 2024

Published: Sept. 23, 2024, 1:45 a.m.

On today's episode, a former New Zealand police negotiator says international negotiations are long and complex, top officials advised the Government it would cost $3 billion a year for New Zealand to reach the child poverty reduction target set by the last Government, a new initiative linking Pacific workers with manufacturing, engineering and logistics jobs is being launched at Parliament on Tuesday, and a Christchurch resident had a hole punched in the eaves of his house by a rogue deer on Sunday.