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The Reserve Bank says the country's financial system is secure and in good shape, but renewed its warning households face pressure from falling house prices and rising interest rates.

The downturn in the house market is deepening, with values expected to track down as interest rates continue to rise.

Environmentalists, world leaders and sustainable investors cheered the victory of Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who promises to protect the Amazon rainforest.

The government has signed a $55 million partnership with Māori providers which it says will build up to 100 homes Te Tai Tokerau.

The Green Party says corporations aren't paying their fair share of tax and the current system is unfair - so it's offering two different systems that could be used to calculate the excess profits. Audio

The banking sector is well placed to cope with a major economic downturn caused by high inflation and low or negative growth, the Reserve Bank says.

It's the clearest sign yet that security forces may intensify their fierce crackdown on nationwide unrest.

Age Concern says it is nonsense for Auckland Council to suggest dozens of its flats for the elderly have been vacant because of the pandemic.

Some students and teachers of so-called "sacred sexuality" courses say those running them are turning a blind eye to predators. Warning: Contains sexual references

An academic says hostage diplomacy is a well-known tactic of the Iranian regime and New Zealanders should not go to the country. Audio

National leader Christopher Luxon has ruled out quotas for building diversity and addressing unconscious bias within his party. Audio

Britain's new prime minister, Rishi Sunak, says he will try to fix the mess left by his predecessor and tackle a "profound economic crisis".

Junior doctor Mourin Das says after spending two years working in the UK and Australia as a registered doctor she thought getting her approval to practice in New Zealand would be a straightforward…

Australia's Budget, to be released on Tuesday will have a "wellbeing" section, modelled on the New Zealand budget concepts.

A resident says Rotorua has become a "ghost town" because of the rise on motels serving as emergency housing.

How did Liz Truss become Britain's shortest serving prime minister, forced to quit after just 45 days?

Tania Tapsell has been officially sworn in as Rotorua's mayor, a role she says is the "greatest honour" of her life.

Analysis: It's been a grim week for the government, with higher than expected inflation, a daunting by-electio and Auckland's new mayor dumping Three Waters, writes Peter Wilson*.

The state housing provider is being taken to court by private developer Winton Land after refusing to fast-track a huge Auckland housing development. Audio

The National Party is criticising the government's level of spending, after the latest inflation figures yesterday. Audio