Charmaine McMenamin is the only change for the Black Ferns as they take on England in the Women's World Cup final. Photo: Getty ImagesBlack Ferns coaches have made just one injury-enforced change to their match-day 23 for the Women’s Rugby World Cup final against England on Saturday. Black Ferns Director of Coaching Wayne Smith said alongside Assistant Coaches Wesley Clarke and Whitney Hansen, they were pleased to name a settled team. It will be the fourth time the teams have met in a Rugby World Cup Final, most recently the Black Ferns coming from behind to win 41-32 in Ireland in 2017. There have only been three Tests between the nations since the last Rugby World Cup, the Black Ferns winning in San Diego in 2019 – England’s last defeat before going on a 30-match winning streak, including two wins over the Black Ferns last year.

Commerce Minister David Clark is forcing banks to share data. Known as "open banking" the changes mean banks will be required to seamlessly share a customer's data with a competing bank, should the customer request it. The practice is already common in the United Kingdom and in Australia, where New Zealand's big four banks' parent banks are based. "Open banking ensures banks must share customer information if they request it, making it easier for New Zealanders to compare mortgage rates, apply for loans and switch banks. Banks have already begun proactively updating systems to be ready for open banking.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced he was ordering the withdrawal of troops across the Dnieper River. Gen. Sergei Surovikin, the commander of Russian forces in Ukraine, said the troops could be relocated elsewhere. The withdrawal comes on the same day that Kirill Stremousov, the Russian-installed deputy civilian administrator of the Kherson region, died in a car accident. Ukrainian military officials said Wednesday that nearly 800 Russian soldiers were killed in fighting throughout the country over the past day. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said fighting between Russian and Ukrainian troops remained intense along the front line in the south and east.

Westgold butter is now available in 550 Walmart stores across the United States. Photo: SuppliedWestgold butter, produced at Westland Milk Products' new Hokitika plant, is on the shelves of 550 Walmart stores across 19 states in the United States. "The United States market for our Westgold butter has huge potential. We know that consumers in the United States are butter users, often having multiple brands and types of butter on hand for different purposes," Mr Yates said. Its challenge was to stand out to shoppers in the United States butter market which was dominated by long-standing brands.

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A person has been taken to hospital with serious injuries, after a workplace accident in Woolston, Christchurch. St John said they responded to an incident on Maunsell St around 12.30pm. Fire and Emergency New Zealand also responded. “One person has been taken to Christchurch Hospital in a serious condition,” a statement from the ambulance service said. Police confirmed the address was a commercial premises but were not required to attend the incident.

Video / NZ HeraldAn eight-year-old girl in Germany has been freed after her mother and grandparents allegedly kept her locked inside their home since she was 18 months old. Maria has been placed with a foster family while police investigate her mother and grandparents for their role in hiding her away. Contact continued until Maria was around six months old, when a note on his windshield from Maria’s mother told him that she was moving the pair to Italy. He was provided with an address in Italy but his suspicions were raised when he saw Maria’s mother in Attendorn in September 2015. He has reportedly said he wants custody of the girl so he can show her the world and lead a “normal family life”.

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has published an interesting report on the sychronised house price busts taking place across Australia, New Zealand and Canada, which follows the world’s biggest price booms in the years leading up to the pandemic. Accordingly, Oxford Economics believes Australia, New Zealand and Canada are among the markets most at risk for large house price declines. It tips home prices in Canada could fall 30% and New Zealand prices could drop 20%. Whereas recently released documents from the Reserve Bank of Australia show that house prices in Australia could plunge 20%. After experiencing record house price booms on the back of rock bottom rates, Australia, New Zealand and Canada now face record busts as monetary conditions tighten at their fastest pace on record.

BNZ's annual profit rose 7% to a fresh record high as income, lending and net interest margins all grew. Earlier this week Westpac NZ posted record annual profit of $1.047 billion. Last month ANZ NZ posted record annual profit of $2.299 billion. And in August ASB posted record annual profit of $1.471 billion. That means the big four banks combined posted annual net profit after tax of $6.231 billion.

Three people have been injured, one seriously, after separate crashes in Canterbury this morning. Two people were injured in a crash at the corner of Buchanans Rd and Mary Carpenter Ave, Yaldhurst, about 7.20am on Wednesday, a police spokesperson said. A St John spokesperson said they were both taken to Christchurch Hospital with moderate injuries. It comes after a person was seriously injured in a crash on State Highway 7, near Lewis Pass, about 5am today. A St John ambulance transported the person to Christchurch Hospital in a serious condition.

Photo / Felix DesmaraisFrustration is growing in Rotorua about the state of emergency housing in the city. The once-popular tourist destination of Fenton St has now nicknamed “MSD Mile”, with motels in the area now filled with emergency housing residents. Those living within emergency housing also feel trapped, with many spending months waiting in motels for alternative accommodation. These factors clearly illustrate the existing situation doesn’t benefit the community or those who the emergency housing is meant to help. Are people from other cities going to Rotorua for emergency housing?

Turkish web developer and world's tallest woman, Rumeysa Gelgi took her first flight last month. Photo / Guinness Book of World Records, SuppliedTurkish web developer and world's tallest woman, Rumeysa Gelgi took her first flight last month. Photo / Guinness Book of World Records, SuppliedAn airline went above and beyond to allow the world's tallest woman to travel to the United States, taking her first ever flight. Rumeysa Gelgi, who is 7 foot and 0.7 inches tall, earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's tallest woman. She was officially recognised as the "world's tallest woman" in 2021.

Kiwis captain Jesse Bromwich has hit back at reports Rugby League World Cup organisers had written off his side’s chances in their semifinal against Australia. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, World Cup organisers have already booked a flight home for the Kiwis for the day after their semifinal against tournament favourites Australia on Saturday morning (NZT). It was a move reportedly made before the start of the tournament, with organisers forced to predict when teams would be eliminated due to logistical reasons. If the Kiwis were to upset the reigning champions on Saturday, it will cost tournament officials $380 per ticket to change the flights, according to the report. “I guess it’s pretty simple, really, you know, booking a flight for a team that’s playing in the semifinal.

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