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Australia to slash billions off student debt

Australia to slash billions off student debt

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his government plans to cut student loans for around three million Australians by 20%, wiping off about $A16 billion ($NZ17.6 billion) in debts.

Scissors threat in Christchurch car-jacking

A Christchurch driver was forced out of their car by a person who threatened them with a pair of scissors.

Warning over text scam targeting NZ Post customers

Warning over text scam targeting NZ Post customers

An Auckland man is reminding people to stay alert, fearing a convincing NZ Post scam text will catch them out this silly season.

Loose tyre flies past runners in Auckland Marathon

Last year's Auckland Marathon. Photo: Auckland Marathon

Loose tyre flies past runners in Auckland Marathon

Runners in the Auckland Marathon this morning had a lucky escape when a tyre was flung off a car nearby.

World's largest captive croc dies in Queensland

A 5.48-metre Australian crocodile that held the world record as the largest crocodile in captivity has died. He was thought to be more than 110 years old.

Trump, Harris stick to themes as election looms

Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Gastonia, North Carolina. Photo: Reuters

Trump, Harris stick to themes as election looms

With the US election just days away, candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are sticking to familiar themes at their final campaign appearances.

Bus crash passengers had just arrived in NZ

A group of Tongan seasonal workers who were on a bus which rolled near Rotorua this morning had been in the country for just a few hours.

Pet owners wait for news after fire destroys cattery

Staff are "actively searching" for several cats that escaped a fire that destroyed a Wellington vet centre and cattery overnight.

Kemi Badenoch first Black woman to lead Conservatives

Kemi Badenoch speaks in London after she was announced as the new leader of Britain's...

Kemi Badenoch first Black woman to lead Conservatives

Kemi Badenoch has become the Conservatives' new leader and the first Black woman to a head a major British political party.

Arrest after armed police callout in NEV

A police officer returns her weapon to a patrol car following an incident in Crown St, North East...

'Crazy': Arrest after armed police callout in North Dunedin

Armed police swarmed a street in North East Valley this afternoon after a man was seen brandishing an object that looked "like a firearm".

Paul Goldsmith tries his hand at gold prospecting

Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Paul Goldsmith shakes his gold pan during a prospecting...

Paul Goldsmith tries his hand at gold prospecting

Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Paul Goldsmith was delighted to find five flakes of gold while prospecting in the Cardrona River near Wanaka yesterday, but it was not enough to satisfy his...

Flags being recycled for DCC street garland

Turns out there are many uses for old flags.

Child struck by car in driveway dies

Child struck by car in driveway dies

A child has died after being struck by a car in a driveway in Palmerston North this afternoon.

Everyone in North Gaza at 'imminent risk' of death: UN

Displaced Palestinians ordered by the Israeli military to evacuate the northern part of&nbsp...

Everyone in North Gaza at 'imminent risk' of death: UN

The situation in the northern Gaza Strip is "apocalyptic" as Israel pursues a military offensive against Hamas militants in the area, top United Nations officials are warning.

Australia to slash billions off student debt

Australia to slash billions off student debt

Scissors threat in Christchurch car-jacking

Scissors threat in Christchurch car-jacking

Warning over text scam targeting NZ Post customers

Warning over text scam targeting NZ Post customers

Loose tyre flies past runners in Auckland Marathon

Loose tyre flies past runners in Auckland Marathon

World's largest captive croc dies in Queensland

World's largest captive croc dies in Queensland

Trump, Harris stick to themes as election looms

Trump, Harris stick to themes as election looms

Bus crash passengers had just arrived in NZ

Bus crash passengers had just arrived in NZ

Pet owners wait for news after fire destroys cattery

Pet owners wait for news after fire destroys cattery

Kemi Badenoch first Black woman to lead Conservatives

Kemi Badenoch first Black woman to lead Conservatives

Arrest after armed police callout in NEV

'Crazy': Arrest after armed police callout in North Dunedin

Paul Goldsmith tries his hand at gold prospecting

Paul Goldsmith tries his hand at gold prospecting

Flags being recycled for DCC street garland

Flags being recycled for DCC street garland

Child struck by car in driveway dies

Child struck by car in driveway dies

Everyone in North Gaza at 'imminent risk' of death: UN

Everyone in North Gaza at 'imminent risk' of death: UN

ODT Racing Chat: Melbourne Cup day preview

Manager hoping weather matches great day’s racing

Volts bowlers put paid to Wellington

Alpiners stick it to Falcons with 6-1 win in opener

Kiwis spend 37 full days a year on social media - study

'It makes me angry': Hundreds of mental health jobs unfilled

Gastro bug sweeps through Canterbury University

Cleaning up the streets: 'Handgun' turns out to be vacuum

Magnitude 4.9 quake hits near Picton

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