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There's a mortgage rate below 4%, but it comes with a catch
SBS is offering a new low interest rate to some first home buyers.

Bullying, access to drugs and phones areas of concern at Hawke's Bay Regional Prison
Corrections says it is continuing work to address the issues found by the Office of the Inspectorate.

Long-delayed International Convention Centre formally handed over to SkyCity
After a massive fire in 2019 significantly delayed its build, the Auckland convention centre is due to open in February.

All Whites coach reveals selections in absence of star striker Chris Wood
Darren Bazeley has named a 23-man squad for this month’s matches against Colombia and Ecuador in the United States.

‘Ruthless’: Two rushed to hospital after violent four-person daylight brawl
Two people were airlifted to hospital.

Linkin Park to headline 2026 Download festival
Guns N' Roses will also top the bill at the rock and metal festival, with dozens of other acts to appear.

Summer weather: Warm, humid days, with chance of heavy rain
Warm, humid weather is on the way for early summer - with a chance of heavy rain for parts of the country.

Photos reveal significant fire damage to Auckland track
Fire and Emergency New Zealand were called to a vegetation fire at Fairy Falls Track in the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park about 8am on Sunday.

Brazil records biggest annual fall in emissions in 15 years: report

Businesses at risk of financial loss due to lack of succession planning
It could cost Kiwi businesses up to $3.5 trillion in wealth over the next two decades, a new report says.

What chance is your horse? All the Melbourne Cup runners rated
Michelle Payne and racing expert Danny Russell rate every Melbourne Cup runner ahead of Tuesday's big race.

This region just hit a record $1.6m average house price, but locals are being priced out of paradise
It’s famous for its million-dollar views and now it takes more than a million and a half dollars to permanently wake up to one.

Neighbour heard loud 'boom', explosions as fire gutted Island Bay home
"Vicious" flames spread quickly in strong winds across two properties.

Online porn showing choking to be made illegal, government says
Possession and publication of such material will be a criminal offence, under amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill.

Grateful Dead singer Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay dies at 78
Godchaux-MacKay died on Sunday after living with cancer, according to a statement. She featured on 1960s classics like 'Suspicious Minds' and 'When a Man Loves a Woman'.

More than a dozen fire crews battling blaze in Canterbury's Selwyn District
Fire fighters were called to the blaze burning through trees at a property near Darfield about 10am.

What really goes through Portia Woodman-Wickliffe’s head when she gets the ball
She’s one of the most feared players in world rugby - but the Black Ferns star says she’s the one who’s scared when she’s charging down the field.

‘Thick black smoke’ and multiple explosions heard, fire breaks out in Canterbury
Crew from Darfield South, Darfield, Kirwee, Sheffield, Coalgate and Hororata are in attendance.

Veterans' Affairs slammed for treatment of late politician Ta Wira Gardiner
His whanau has spent years fighting the agency meant to be supporting service men and women.

Shein bans sale of sex dolls following French threat to block platform

Zelensky denies Russian gains in Pokrovsk

Former footballer Asamoah receives German Order of Merit

Iran carries out highest level of prisoner executions in past two decades in Oct., watchdog says

Oscar-nominated actress Diane Ladd dies at 89
Her daughter, actress Laura Dern, who acted in many films with her, confirmed her death, saying "we were blessed to have her".

Tens of billions: Why the bill for planned Roads of National Significance keeps going up
Latest estimates put the cost at 23 times that of Dunedin Hospital's rebuild - but why has the bill gone up so much?

Rawiri Waititi says ‘rogue’ MPs tried to topple him
“We’re cleaning up our whare,” but caucus would not attempt to expel them before first going to the party membership, the Te Pati Maori co-leader said.