Midday Report Essentials for 28 November 2025

The Secondary Principals' Council of Aotearoa is the latest education organisation to criticise the government for deleting an Education and Training Act clause that required schools to give effect to the Treaty of Waitangi; Police investigating Operation Matata give an update into a major drug bust involving 15 current and former baggage handlers from Auckland International Airport; About 2000 paid firefighters are striking over their deadlocked contract negotiations with Fire and Emergency NZ; High-resolution 3D modelling has been used to uncover new information about the famous statues of Rapa Nui - Easter Island.