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Saturday, 04 April 2020

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Everything Landlords Need To Know About The Upcoming “Healthy Home Heating Standards”
12:04 | 31/3/20

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There are major changes on the horizon for all landlords in regards to heating their rental properties. What exactly are these regulations, and what are your obligations as a landlord to ensure that your rental property is compliant? Over the next few ... more»
Vodafone NZ Urges Customers To Be Even More Security-aware During COVID-19 Pandemic
11:59 | 31/3/20

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With online fraud on the rise as scammers look to exploit COVID-19 concerns, Vodafone is urging its customers to be even more vigilant on digital channels as internet use increases by 20-50% during Level 4 lockdown. more»
IAG establishes specialist Customer Care Team
11:50 | 31/3/20

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IAG is strengthening its commitment to being there for customers as the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread, and impact families, communities and businesses. more»
E Tu Tells Air NZ To ‘take A Breather’ And Delay Redundancies
11:42 | 31/3/20

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E tu is not convinced that Air New Zealand need to lay off as many people as quickly as they have proposed. Last night, Air New Zealand told staff, including over 5,000 E tu members, that up to 3,500 people would lose their jobs in the next couple of ... more»
Fair Insurance Code Helps To Improve Accessibility And Understanding Of Insurance
11:30 | 31/3/20

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The Insurance Council of New Zealand (ICNZ) has today launched its revised Fair Insurance Code which encourages good conduct and professionalism in the insurance industry and describes how the relationship between insurers and their customers ... more»
Home Building Plans Near 38,000 A Year
11:17 | 31/3/20

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The annual number of new homes consented was 37,882 for the year ended February 2020, the highest since the mid-1970s, Stats NZ said today. The number of new homes consented was up 3,620 from the same period in 2019, a rise of 11 percent. “The ... more»
Home Support Workers Awaiting COVID-19 Test Results
11:07 | 31/3/20

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Two groups home support workers may have been exposed to COVID-19 and are in self-isolation, as the family member of a client, who lives with the client, awaits test results. E tu understands that up to seven home support workers may have been exposed. One ... more»
Essential? Here’s What Workers Deserve If A Business Wants To Stay Open
11:02 | 31/3/20

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With the possibility of further relaxation to the criteria of businesses considered ‘essential’ and permitted to operate during the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown, FIRST Union is today providing a checklist of minimum working conditions and entitlements ... more»
Welcoming Interim WTO Arbitration System
10:12 | 31/3/20

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“Ensuring effective arbitration of trade disputes is a vital component of the international trade system”, says NZIBF Chair, Malcolm Bailey. Mr Bailey was reacting to news that New Zealand has joined 15 other members [1] of the World Trade Organisation ... more»
Nicole McKee Named NZ Communicator Of The Year
09:50 | 31/3/20

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Nicole McKee, spokesperson for the Council of Licensed Firearm Owners, has been named 2020 Communicator of the Year for the way she presented her members’ case on the contentious issue of firearms law. Nicole’s passionate yet cordial presentation ... more»
Kiwi Industry Doyen Backs Trade “lift” Into Germany
09:39 | 31/3/20

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Gallagher Group CEO and kiwi captain of industry Sir William Gallagher has thrown his entrepreneurial weight behind a push for increasing kiwi exports into Germany – at a time when the economy is under pressure through the impact of COVID-19 on ... more»
Property Brokers Responds To RNZ Rent Holiday Story
09:33 | 31/3/20

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Property Brokers is working with its clients and tenants during the Covid-19 lockdown to ensure that all cases are dealt with in a compassionate way. A RNZ story yesterday claiming that Property Brokers advised landlords not to offer rent holidays is untrue. ... more»
Electricity Bills Expected To Reduce For Powerco And Wellington Electricity Consumers
09:18 | 31/3/20

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Electricity bills for consumers of two electricity lines companies in the North Island are expected to reduce from 1 April as a result of a downward adjustment to Powerco and Wellington Electricity’s allowable revenues. The reason for the amendment ... more»
Government's Messaging On Supermarket Competition Is Inconsistent
09:15 | 31/3/20

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The Consumers' Union of Aotearoa issued a challenge on 29 March 2020 against Kris Faafoi's ministerial press statement which instructed the Commerce Commission to relax its standards for supermarkets and telecommunications companies. You can read ... more»
Financial Adviser Martin Hawes To Offer Free Advice Via Webinar
09:10 | 31/3/20

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I have never known a time when people were so thirsty for financial advice. This crisis has hit KiwiSaver accounts and this has many people wondering what to do. There will be other effects, wide and deep. In lockdown, I have found myself thinking ... more»

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