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Mortgage holders still riding lower interest rates
Borrowers paid $4.783 billion in interest on $397.4 billion in residential mortgages outstanding at the end of the June quarter this year, the latest Reserve Bank figures show.

Police responding to 'incident' in Palmerston North's Highbury
Cordons are in place on Wilson Crescent, Highbury.

Westcon Group NZ lifts profit despite revenue drop
Lower purchasing costs and stronger finance income lifted Westcon Group NZ's annual profit to NZD $9.8 million, even as sales slipped.

Prominent blogger facing court action, says he is ‘prepared to go to prison’ for free speech
Martyn Bradbury says he cannot reveal who was behind the court action, why it was being done, and what had been censored.

Secret review finds huge number of women weren’t told they needed cervical cancer screening
Hundreds of thousands of women weren’t notified they needed to be screened for cancer, Stuff understands.

Target achieved: Late medal flourish means NZ can call Glasgow a success
A final-night netball title and judo gold cap off a spread of titles across six sports for NZ at the stripped-back Commonwealth Games.

Day to remember for record-breaking Finucane
Emma Finucane creates history by winning a fourth track cycling Commonwealth Games gold and leads Wales into closing ceremony.

Kuwaki wins Women's Open after Henseleit's ball strikes marshal
Shiho Kuwaki holds her nerve to beat Esther Henseleit after two play-off holes to become the second consecutive Japanese player to win the Women's Open.

How ransom notes could help catch Nancy Guthrie's kidnappers
A forensic linguist tells the BBC it's possible to glean crucial information about a person from just a few sentences.

Inquest into Pauline Hanna's death 'not a trial of Dr Polkinghorne'
A framed photo of Pauline Hanna and a bouquet of flowers from the family garden have been placed in the courtroom as an inquest works to determine how she died.

Fintech leaders say AI & AML shifts cut finance costs
Finance chiefs are facing tighter budgets as AI automation and new AML rules turn once-discretionary tech spend into a cost imperative.

Demand for Singapore travel on the rise amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East
Many New Zealanders are choosing to go through Singapore rather than Dubai to get to Europe.

Dell New Zealand profit rises despite slight revenue dip
Lower operating costs and foreign exchange gains helped offset softer sales, leaving net profit up to NZD $2.34 million as assets grew.

Founder awarded $260k after company cut off pay to force him out
A company’s founder has won more than $260,000 in arrears, lost earnings, compensation, and penalties after the firm cut off his pay to force his resignation during a remote overseas work assignment.

Meet Joe: The wandering great white revealing new shark secrets
Tagged in late January, the 10-year-old apex predator has since moved about town, swimming between New Zealand and Australia.

'Something is very wrong': Samoa rugby split deepens with launch of rival union
This comes despite efforts by the sport's global governing body to mediate a resolution to the current impasse between the Samoan government and Lakapi Samoa.

Chelsea sign Strasbourg midfielder Barco
Chelsea complete the signing of Argentina and Strasbourg midfielder Valentin Barco on a seven-year deal.

Irish boxer Reeves 'critical but stable' in hospital
Irish boxer Lee Reeves is in a "critical but stable" condition in hospital after he was stretchered out of the ring in Dublin on Saturday.

Tale of two halves leaves Iraola with plenty to ponder
On the overnight flight from Chicago back to England, Andoni Iraola will have plenty of thinking to do after the conclusion of Liverpool's pre-season US tour.