16 Jul 2025

Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 16 July 2025

From Morning Report, 10:00 am on 16 July 2025

In today's episode, three people died at the scene of a single-vehicle crash near Waiuku in rural Auckland on Tuesday afternoon; The Medical Council says the health system is under strain and it's moving to make getting more overseas doctors here faster and easier; A coroner's report into the death of a newborn baby found at a recycling plant in Auckland nearly four years ago has revealed that "extensive" inquiries were made by police to try to identify her family; Thousands of Afghans have been moved to the UK, because a defence ministry official inadvertently leaked their data, and put their lives at risk; The biggest piece of Mars on Earth is going up for auction in New York this week.