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![Did material from lake-making Taupō ‘super-eruption’ reach Australia?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Did material from lake-making Taupō ‘super-eruption’ reach Australia?
Discovery in Australia has scientists pointing to prehistoric super-eruption at Taupō.
![Sydney’s best weekend getaways - less than two hours from the city](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Sydney’s best weekend getaways - less than two hours from the city
Revealing the hidden gems that Sydneysiders rave about.
![Are Aussie homes more affordable? What you need to earn to buy in Oz vs NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Are Aussie homes more affordable? What you need to earn to buy in Oz vs NZ
Australia has five main cities with incomes and house prices more affordable than in NZ.
!['More to come': NSW region has three earthquakes in two weeks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
'More to come': NSW region has three earthquakes in two weeks
Power has been restored to homes in NSW's Hunter region after its third earthquake in week
![Aussie brothers set fire to home while residents slept](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Aussie brothers set fire to home while residents slept
The two men were jailed for the arson attack.
![8yo girl's horror burns after knockoff Temu Oodie catches fire, melts her skin off](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
8yo girl's horror burns after knockoff Temu Oodie catches fire, melts her skin off
A mum has warned other parents after her daughter went up in flames.
![Aussie farmers to get fix for methane-laced cow burps before NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Aussie farmers to get fix for methane-laced cow burps before NZ
Tests show a single dose reduces a cow's methane emissions be three-quarters for 100 days.
![Police call for sightings of missing Australian tourist](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Police call for sightings of missing Australian tourist
Elizabeth Wielga is thought to have left her accommodation in Tongariro on August 30.
![Bindi Irwin shares tribute to dad Steve on 18th anniversary of his death](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Bindi Irwin shares tribute to dad Steve on 18th anniversary of his death
'It is an honour to help continue the work you started.'
![Australia's economic growth slows](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Australia's economic growth slows
Australia’s economy grew by just 0.2% in the three months to June.
![Experts say kiwis aren’t kiwi - NZ birds found to be Australian](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Experts say kiwis aren’t kiwi - NZ birds found to be Australian
Kiwi, moa and takahē came from Australia just a few million years ago.
![Colonial descendants to reflect on ancestors' actions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Colonial descendants to reflect on ancestors' actions
The hearing will look at issues including early massacres of First Peoples in the 1830s.
![Inside Economics: When will house prices start rising... and by how much?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Inside Economics: When will house prices start rising... and by how much?
OPINION: After the rate cut, what now for house prices? And what is geoeconomics?
![Watch: Snorkeller tossed in air by humpback whale in Australia](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Watch: Snorkeller tossed in air by humpback whale in Australia
The swimmer was unharmed by the whale.
!['Room full of horrors': Childcare rapist unseen for years in ‘broken’ system](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
'Room full of horrors': Childcare rapist unseen for years in ‘broken’ system
Brisbane childcare worker pleads guilty to more than 300 child sex offences.
![Tiger attacks animal handler at Dreamworld on Gold Coast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Tiger attacks animal handler at Dreamworld on Gold Coast
The woman, aged in her 30s, was transported to Gold Coast University Hospital.
![Retail crime in NZ hinders Michael Hill result](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Retail crime in NZ hinders Michael Hill result
Michael Hill has posted a disappointing result after tough year of local retail crime.
![Tragic ambush: Oz cops killed by brothers with 'demon' delusions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Tragic ambush: Oz cops killed by brothers with 'demon' delusions
Police ambushed by delusional brothers believing officers were demons in 'meat suits'.
![$30m art bequest that Auckland Art Gallery snubbed gifted to Oz](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
$30m art bequest that Auckland Art Gallery snubbed gifted to Oz
A Sydney gallery has been gifted a multimillion-dollar Kiwi collection of Aboriginal art.
![Nicole Kidman ‘frightened’ to release new sex-filled film](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Nicole Kidman ‘frightened’ to release new sex-filled film
The actress admits she’s 'nervous' for the world to see her X-rated scenes.
!['I’ve been soaking-in everything': Indigenous youth on learning journey](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
'I’ve been soaking-in everything': Indigenous youth on learning journey
Aboriginal and First Nation youth are inspired by Māori leaders during a Rotorua exchange.