Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 19 November 2025

19/11/2025 16 min
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 19 November 2025

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Testing companies are getting busy as the spread of potentially contaminated children's play sand reaches council libraries; Fifteen years on from the Pike River disaster, some families are meeting the Minister of New Zealand Workplace Relations and Safety over concerns she's watering down existing legislation; New data shows 86.6% of adults are in 'good health' according to the New Zealand Health Survey which was released this morning; The crew onboard a rescue helicopter who were struck by a laser pen, followed the car the laser came from until police could intervene.