Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 28 November

On today's episode, the head of the Covid-19 Royal Commission of Inquiry has criticised the use of lockdowns and vaccine mandates suggesting they were too broad and too harsh, the Public Service Association says nearly 1500 more roles could be axed at Health New Zealand, Interest rates are expected to keep falling after the Reserve Bank cut the official cash rate by 50 basis points on Wednesday - the third cut in a row taking it to 4.25 percent, and the Water Services Authority, Taumata Arowai, has confirmed slightly elevated - but safe - levels of arsenic in Waikato and Auckland's drinking supply.