Morning Report Essentials for Friday 30 May 2025
In today's episode, Parents who repeatedly refuse to send their children to school are more likely to be prosecuted as the government cracks down on truancy, Christchurch-based musician Amelia Murray, better known as Fazerdaze, was named Best Solo Artist and also took out the coveted Album of the Year award for her third release, Soft Power, big changes are coming to New Zealand's money as the Reserve Bank revealed photos of the new 10 cent coin that features the effigy of King Charles the third, we have our weekly political panel and we cross the Tasman for the latest from Kerry-Anne Walsh.
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