Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 24 February

This morning Chris Hipkins joined us for his weekly chat following his state of the nation speech yesterday; Plus, we spoke to RNZ's National Crime Correspondent Sam Sherwood who has uncovered some new details about the Jevon McSkimming investigation; Police minister, Mark Mitchell joined us responding to claims from the Police Association that officers aren't equipped to deal with rough sleepers; We spoke to the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists which says the country's neurologist shortage is a symptom of an unwell health system; And, Wellington Zoo has been inundated with injured birds since the region was hit by wild weather.