Morning Report Essentials Tuesday 11 August

Major Electricity Users' Group spoke to Morning Report after Contact Energy reported a record profit of $423 million dollars. Time again for the weekly interview with the leader of the opposition, Chris Hipkins. Central government is beginning to trawl through proposals for how councils want local government to be reshaped. Researchers are hopeful they are on the cusp of an obesity treatment that might represent a new way to lose weight - targeting the body's fat-storage processes and leaving the appetite untouched. And a proposed Christchurch-based rugby league team - the Southern Orcas - are hoping to enter the Australian NRL in 2029.