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Political attention on first home buyers ramps up
Even though the first home buyers market is active, political parties are rolling out new policies to encourage more buyers.

Employee fired after scrubbing one word from her job title in legal document
The Australian woman was fired after scrubbing the word “senior” from her job title in legal correspondence, showing the importance of a title.

‘Ferris Bueller gone bad’: Party's over for crypto scammers who went wild after $408m bitcoin theft
The scammers — a network of young men in their late teens or early 20s — celebrated the August 2024 heist by embarking on a wild spending spree.

Milei vows Argentina ‘will prevail’ over declining Britain as Falklands row escalates
It comes after US President Donald Trump suggested Washington could reconsider its neutral stance on the islands’ sovereignty.

Feds open probe into Musk's steering-wheel-free taxis a day after he began offering rides in them
The head of the company, Elon Musk, kicked off his Cybercab service in Austin on Thursday with fanfare, sending dozens of the futuristic taxis into the city streets and holding a launch event for invitees.

No steering wheel, no brake pedal: Would you ride in Elon Musk’s Cybercab?
Tesla shares rose 5% as the company prepares to expand the service, despite public scepticism and regulatory probes into its self-driving safety.

Fidelity Life sold to Partners
A long-rumoured deal has come to fruition. Partners Life plans to acquire Fidelity Life.

Woolworths considers shifting more than 100 jobs to Australia
The Workers First union says the proposal prioritises profit over people and would have been “crushing to hear”.

Lake Ontario now called Lake America on Google Maps for US users after Trump ordered name change
Google has updated its maps application to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for users in the United States, reflecting a recent order by President Donald Trump that changed the name of the lake, the global technology giant says.

Buyer's claim against agents who advertised garage as bedroom dismissed
The tribunal found the Bay of Plenty buyer suffered no financial loss because he bought the property for $440,000, below its two-bedroom market value.

Kiwifruit contractor ordered to pay $23,000 to exploited migrant workers
Two men were made to work up to 70 hours a week for low or no pay in Bay of Plenty orchards, and one was forced to hand back $1500 cash for tax.

NZFSG calls out banks for chasing advisers' clients
NZFSG is calling out banks for undercutting mortgage rates quoted by advisers, setting up a channel conflicts register as lenders fight harder for borrowers in a slowing market.

German far-right party set for regional election triumph but uncertain of governing
MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — The far-right Alternative for Germany was projected to win a strong victory in a regional election Sunday, but it wasn’t immediately clear whether it would be able to fulfill its ambition of forming the country’s first far-right state government since World War II.

Partners Life to pay $630m for Fidelity Life
More details emerge around why Partners Life is buying Fidelity Life.

Nvidia to spend $13 billion on Hugging Face, leaving it as an open source platform
The AI chipmaker will keep Hugging Face as an open platform.

Kiwis at MDRT

OCR UP: What the RBNZ said
The Reserve Bank has lifted the OCR. Here's why it decided to increase interest rates.

Four years ago, a crypto boss went missing. Now his successor has too
New York Times: Two crypto bosses vanish as hundreds of thousands lose access to funds.

Whether to fix short or long term is the question

Tough job market blamed for young Kiwis heading overseas
Economist Kelly Eckhold says higher repayments for student loans are unlikely to be the deciding factor for anyone weighing up whether to take their skills overseas.