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Who's really paying for 'incredibly aggressive' cash back competition?
Cash back incentives have become the key way that banks attract new customers in recent years.

Fire and Emergency extends consultation deadline on proposed restructure
Unions now have an additional two weeks to respond on the loss of 140 non-firefighter roles.

Man arrested after baby hospitalised with serious injuries in Hutt Valley
Police were called to a home in Avalon after a report of a disorder.

Police issue arrest warrant for Dean Shedden after bail breach
Remand prisoner failed to return to Mt Eden prison by deadline.

'Best display of season' but Chelsea rue missed opportunity
Having suffered plenty of past heartache at Barcelona's expense, Chelsea may have ordinarily celebrated a 1-1 Women's Champions League draw - but this was a missed opportunity.

Starmer arrives in South Africa as G20 gathers without Trump
The PM is aiming to support British business on his trip to Johannesburg.

How WhatsApp messages revealed ex-Reform politician's pro-Russian bribes
The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has admitted bribery and will be sentenced on Friday.

Australia is banning social media for kids under 16. How will it work?
The world-first law aims to reduce the "risks" children face online - but it's received pushback.

Energy price cap fall expected as temperatures plunge
Regulator Ofgem will announce its next price cap, affecting the bills of millions of people from January.

Friday-night drug deals helping Russian war machine, UK crime agency warns
The National Crime Agency says a "vast criminal ecosystem" funds "really bad things" around the world.

Weakening trend sees ANZ Bank cuts its farmgate milk price by 3.5 percent
The big banks are responding to an ongoing drop in global dairy prices.

Union calls for government to cover costs of removing asbestos-tainted sand from schools
Students at about 40 schools were forced to stay home, after asbestos was found in coloured play sand.

One person in custody after armed police swoop Christchurch suburb
One person is in custody following an incident in Phillipstown, Christchurch.

Students struggling to find work to keep food on the table
Flipping burgers, stacking shelves and folding clothes, the work that students used to dread is now becoming a pipe dream for many.

'Expression of kotahitanga': More than 1000 schools reaffirm commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi
It comes after the government removed Treaty obligations from the Education and Training Act.

Norris tops session disrupted by loose manhole cover
Lando Norris is fastest in a second practice session at the Las Vegas Grand Prix interrupted and then curtailed by a loose manhole cover.

Frida Kahlo self-portrait sells for $55m, sets auction record for a female artist
The auction also shattered the previous record for a portrait by the Mexican artist.

Weekly quiz: Why was KPop Demon Hunters banned by a school?
How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?

'Fatal cost' of 'toxic No 10' and 'Migration overhaul'
The papers on Friday are leading on the long-awaited report into how MPs handled the pandemic.

Biggest prostate cancer screening trial in decades begins in UK
The study aims to find the best way to detect prostate cancer - the most common cancer in men in the UK.

Strictly star arrested on suspicion of rape
Hertfordshire Police said the man had been released on bail under investigation.

Mexico's Fatima Bosch, who walked out on organisers, crowned Miss Universe
She made headlines when she walked out of a pre-pageant event after being told off by an organiser.