Midday Report Essentials for Friday 25th July 2025

In today's episode, deaths in house fires is at its highest level in ten years; New Zealand is at significant risk of missing its 2050 climate target; New Zealand was once ranked third in the world for end-of-life care, now we don't even make the top 10; If you've travelled down the West coast of the South Island on holiday, no doubt you have stopped at Punakaiki to look at the pancake rocks.