Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 23 April 2025

In today's episode, New Zealand's sole cardinal says it is important the next pope continues to prevent child sexual abuse in the church and is politically astute considering the current geopolitical environment, for the second time, Te Pati Maori MPs have declined to turn up to a Privileges Committee hearing at Parliament, a coroner examining the disappearance of John Beckenridge and his stepson Mike in Southland 10 years ago has heard conflicting evidence about what a witness was told, and a Tauranga councillor says a lack of airline competition in the region has been a problem for years.