Morning Report Essentials for Friday 20 September

On today's episode, former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark has told the Security Council it has got to be able to enforce its own resolutions on the Israel-Gaza conflict to be credible, the Bluebridge ferry Connemara with 88 people on board, lost all power at out around ten-thirty last night, not long into its freight sailing bound for Picton, an Auckland entrepreneur says he's got the solution to tough economic times in hospitality - tipping, we have our weekly political panel and we cross the Tasman to get the latest from Australia.