Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 14 October 2025

Official documents show Te Pati Maori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi was warned she was on track to overspend her Te Tai Tokerau budget by $133- thousand dollars; The Central Otago District Council is reviewing concerns raised about unethical behaviour by one of its newly elected councillor; Microsoft encourages users to upgrade to Windows 11 - but not all computers can run the new software.