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FINANCECommentsPremiumMajor bank’s huge $6.35m error overcharging customers

A major bank has apologised to thousands of its customers who were impacted by an error that led to them being massively overcharged.

Cameron Micallef

THE NIGHTLYHorrific details from volcano eruption survivors

An Australian man lost his mother, father and sister in the volcano disaster and suffered burns to three-quarters of his body.

New ZealandHorrific details from volcano eruption survivors

An Australian man lost his mother, father and sister in the volcano disaster and suffered burns to three-quarters of his body.

Ben McKay

The NightlyMum’s chilling theory after kids spotted with fugitive dad

The mother of three children who vanished with their fugitive father years ago has spoken out after they were spotted in New Zealand bushland. 

Georgina Noack

WA NewsPremiumWA link to tragic New Zealand crash that killed three

A young man killed in an horrific car crash in New Zealand has family in WA, with fundraising efforts underway to try to help them.

Phil Hickey

HAPPY HOURCommentsTeacher disguised vodka as ‘sugar-free Gatorade’ on the job

Staff observed the teacher was ‘happier’ and ‘chattier’ than normal after drinking the ‘sugar-free Gatorade’ (vodka).

Dominique Tassell

THE NIGHTLYTeacher disguised vodka as ‘sugar-free Gatorade’ on the job

Staff observed the teacher was ‘happier’ and ‘chattier’ than normal after drinking the ‘sugar-free Gatorade’ (vodka).

Dominique Tassell

AustraliaCommentsJetstar flight runs off runway in landing incident

Jetstar is working with Airbus after a plane ran off a runway in a “difficult” landing incident.

Max Corstorphan

Animals Comments'Rogue ram' believed to be behind two New Zealand deaths

An elderly couple living in west Auckland have been found dead in their paddock, with police suspecting a ram on their property, according to NZ media reports.

Ben McKay

employment gains CommentsNew Zealand jobless rate rises less than economists forecast

New Zealand unemployment rose less than expected at the end of last year, adding to signs that the central bank could remain cautious about cutting interest rates.

Bloomberg

Easing pressuresCommentsPremiumNew Zealand firms more upbeat as signs inflation could ease

New Zealand businesses are less pessimistic about the economy following the election of a centre-right government, amid signs that inflation pressures are easing, potentially allowing interest rates to decline.

Tracy Withers

SEE THE PICSCommentsJacinda Arden shines in stunning gown as she ties the knot

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Clarke Gayford have tied the knot in a beautiful vineyard ceremony, despite protesters picketing outside the venue before the pair arrived.

Eli Green

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Family preparing to bring boy’s body home after NZ drowning

A Perth family are preparing to bring their six-year-old son’s body home after he died in a tragic accident while on holiday in New Zealand.

Dylan Caporn and Troy de Ruyter

Ardern’s legacyCommentsNZ goes right after conservative election victory

New Zealand voted for change after six years of a liberal government led for most of that time by Jacinda Ardern.

AP

‘Common-sense change’CommentsPremiumKiwis race to become Aussie citizens as direct route opens

More than 15,000 Kiwis have applied to become Aussies since the Albanese Government opened a direct route to citizenship on July 1, Immigration Minister Andrew Giles has revealed. 

Dan Jervis-Bardy

‘Got to give it a chance’ CommentsPremiumAustralian progress on reconciliation ‘40 years behind’

Former cabinet minister Julie Bishop has added her voice to the Liberals backing a Yes vote in the coming referendum on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

Katina Curtis

BloombergPremiumNew Zealand puts rates on hold as economy damps inflation

New Zealand’s central bank kept interest rates unchanged for the first time in almost two years amid signs that the weaker economy is slowing inflation.

Tracy Withers

Slowdown comingCommentsPremiumNew Zealand enters a recession as Australia’s growth slows

New Zealand’s economy contracted in the first quarter, confirming that a recession began in the final three months of last year and sending the local currency lower.

Ainsley Thomson (Bloomberg) & Poppy Johnston (AAP)

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
Cash couriers busted with huge $1.7m haul facing deportation

Two cash couriers — who counted and then carried more than $1.7m in notes stuffed in a barrel on a ute — will spend years in prison before facing deportation to their native New Zealand.

Tim Clarke

‘Absolute tragedy’Video‘Worst nightmare’ as at least six die in hostel fire

A fire tore through a hostel in New Zealand’s capital in the early hours of Tuesday morning killing at least six people and forcing others to jump from windows of the four-storey building in their pyjamas. 

Ben McKay

‘Worst nightmare’CommentsPremium‘Tragic situation’: Several feared dead in NZ hostel fire

Multiple people are believed to have died after a fire ripped through a 92-room hostel in Wellington, New Zealand.

Ben McKay

‘Very traumatic’CommentsMissing New Zealand student trapped in cave, feared dead

A New Zealand high school student is missing, feared drowned, following a group excursion to caves near Whangarei during storms.

Ben McKay