Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 1 May 2025

In today's episode, Wellington is under a red wind warning, as gale force winds lash the capital city, the South Island is also experiencing wild weather, with Selwyn under a state of emergency and heavy rain warnings in place for Canterbury, senior doctors across New Zealand are striking today, resulting in the delay or cancellation of more than 4000 surgeries, and Kakapo have been heard booming at a Waikato sanctuary.