Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 4 February 2025

In today's episode, members of the Waitangi Tribunal have been welcomed onto Te Whare Runanga marae ahead of the arrival of Kuini Nga Wai hono i te po, - the Kiingitanga and Te Pati Maori, Pacific aid experts are monitoring developments in the US, as the government makes moves to shut down the US Agency for International Development, and the Wellington Hospitality scene struggled its way through 2024 with some from the industry suspecting more would fall over the quiet summer months.