21 Oct 2025

Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 21 October 2025

From Midday Report, 1:10 pm on 21 October 2025

On today's episode... Power cuts, gale force winds, flight troubles and rain are causing chaos across the country; Proposed secondary school curriculum changes making outdoor education a vocational subject has resulted in a 53,000-signature petition calling for the government to reconsider; Metservice Meteorologist Mmathapelo Makgabutlane updates Charlotte Cook on the weather warnings and outlook following Tuesday's strong winds; ACC data shows around 1,250 injuries each year are caused by toys.

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