Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 31 October 2025

In today's episode, 13 measles cases are confirmed across New Zealand, with more than 2-thousand close contacts identified so far; The Waitangi Tribunal has found New Zealand's citizenship laws are in breach of Te Tiriti and fail to recognise Maori as the people of the land; The Department of Conservation is pleading with vandals to stop targeting its signs, with repairs last year costing more than 350-thousand dollars; A dragon will be charging along the streets of Wellington suburb Island Bay tonight in search of Halloween treats.