Morning Report Essentials for Friday 21 February 2025

On today's episode, the New Zealand military has joined with Australia to monitor three Chinese warships sailing off Australia's east coast, White House National Security Adviser Mike Waltz has told Ukraine to "tone down the rhetoric" and sign a minerals deal, Tens of thousands of people will be dancing along to Shapeshifter on Friday night at Electric Avenue in Christchurch, we have our weekly political panel and we cross the Tasman to get the latest from Kerry-Anne Walsh.