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Labour changes tune on welfare claw backs

· March 3, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand If the law was retrospectively passed it would effectively criminalise people who need help, not debt, Willie Jackson says. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Labour Party...

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Squirrel to stop personal loans

· March 3, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand Mortgage advice and finance firm Squirrel is to stop offering personal loans. It has stopped accepting new loan appliations and from Monday would not invest in...

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Utilities – Improving billing a win for electricity consumers

· March 3, 2026

Source: Utilities Disputes Utilities Disputes, the independent disputes resolution service, is welcoming today’s decision by the Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko on improvements to electricity billing, especially the limiting of back...

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Arsonist given second chance to be deported

· March 3, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand hafakot/123RF An arsonist given a second chance when he appealed against deportation went on to set another fire at the hostel he was staying in, a...