Morning Report Essentials for Monday 27 January 2025

On today's episode, the mayor of Kaipara is expecting the clean-up from the destructive Mangawhai storm to be a big job, oral hearings for the Treaty Principles Bill begin just after 8am on Monday, in Canterbury, a person was freed from the wreckage of a campervan on Sunday night, after a tree fell on the vehicle, dive bombers hit the water in the capital over the weekend when the Z Manu World Champs held their Wellington Super Qualifier event, this year's Australian Open has been the talk of the sporting world - and not just for the tennis, and we cross the Tasman to get the latest from Kerry-Anne Walsh.