Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 24 July 2024

On today's episode, Hawke's Bay locals affected by Cyclone Gabrielle are backing the findings of a review into the Regional Council's flood protection measures, hundreds are gathering in Wellington today for a hikoi to Parliament for the tabling of the report for the Royal Inquiry into Abuse in Care, an Olympic spying scandal has erupted after Canada were caught flying a drone over the Football Ferns' training session, and we hear from the winner of the Clyde Quay School in Wellington Taylor Swift raffle winner.