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Nearly 500k people behind on loan payments, mortgage arrears hit eight-year high
The OCR has fallen 200 basis points since August, but home owners are still struggling.

Lessons for NZ in Australian election
OPINION: New Zealand can thank Australia for electing Albanese over Dutton.

Editorial: If we start to permanently lose our top performers, we all suffer
OPINION: If our best and brightest aren’t staying, our international reputation suffers.

Govt saves $1b after hitting housing target early; Treasury changes forecasts
Treasury has incorporated new pro-growth policies into its forecasts.

Media firm board battle: Ex-National Govt Cabinet minister in line to be NZME chair
A potential compromise is on the horizon in NZME's board battle.

Floating rate fad helps Westpac's profit grow 10%
Bank reports $525 million profit in six months.

NZME’s new-look exec: Editor-in-chief to top table, chief commercial officer leaving company
The changes come a month before the company's critical shareholders' meeting.

Where to from here? Key questions in new America's Cup cycle
How a Kiwi ace could become hot property on the international market.

Air New Zealand's 787-9 Dreamliner retrofit: CEO Greg Foran on big investment, top job
Advances in the digital world will be replicated in the flight experience, Foran says.

How Donald Trump’s second term has affected elections around the world
From Australia to Ecuador, the US President has become a key factor in local politics.

From politics to police: Former Herald political editor's new role as a senior public servant
Claire Trevett in key media relations role; Well-known ex-TVNZ reporter also joins police.

Advice: My girlfriend won’t introduce me to her children or friends
NY Times: 'I’ve told her how much this hurts me... but she says she prefers it this way.'

NZ's biggest business park getting new hub
After around 20 years of intensive development, the 109ha business park is now finished.

On The Up: Small Business - Wheelie good branding with The Cartery
Charlene White talks to Tom Raynel about her event-management business, The Cartery.

Letters: Social media and politics and are so many associate ministers necessary?
OPINION: The worrying role of social media in our political environment.

'Body-packed five cartons': Man busted smuggling cigarettes at Wellington airport
Illegal tobacco operations sell from Facebook marketplace, churches and language schools.

On The Up: Pandey business starts new hotel brand with $8m refurbishments
The four new Edit Hotels & Resorts are located in Auckland, Picton and Hanmer Springs.

Editorial: In a Maga world, very few want a homegrown version
OPINION: Australians voted for the status quo, rejecting a change in Government.

Unemployment set to rise to highest level in nearly a decade
Labour market data will also reveal how fast wages are rising.

Steve Maharey: In the shadow of Trump, NZ needs a new direction
OPINION: Trump's tariffs are about power, creating chaos to show his control.

Why Corrections Minister Mark Mitchell wants jail sentences longer, even if it means ‘huge’ prisoner numbers
Half of short-term prisoners reoffend within 24 months of release.