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Mortgage rates: Bigger cuts to come, but experts torpedo hopes of 3% fix
Short-term rates could drop to 4.5% over next six to 12 months.

Bachelor NZ’s Art and Matilda Green selling the villa they bought mid-flight
Reality TV stars say the sale will be bittersweet as their three children were born there.

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‘Trapped’: Business owner bribed Immigration NZ employees, exploited migrants
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