Morning Report Essentials for Friday 27 February

This morning we took a look at Air New Zealand's multi-million dollar loss, with one analyst telling us the company will be looking at its labour costs; Plus, Winston Peters responded to David Seymour's calls for the government to sell its shares in the airline; We spoke to the Child Poverty Action Group following new figures that show the number of children living in material hardship has reached a ten year high; There's L plates for learner drivers, but one Auckland man has created S plates for senior drivers. We spoke to him to find out why; And, we wrap up our pulse of the economy series by taking a look at the screen industry to see how it's placed in 2026.