A budgeting support worker says increasing penalties for irresponsible lending by loan companies should put a stop to loan sharks targeting vulnerable families.
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NewsHealth professionals concerned over online gambling
New Zealand’s largest Māori public health organisation has serious concerns over the online gambling products recently launched by the Lotteries Commission.
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Serious Fraud Office investigating Waitangi National Trust 'irregularities'
The Serious Fraud Office is investigating financial irregularities following an inquiry conducted by the Waitangi National Trust.
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Extra $50 a week for student allowances in 2018
The New Zealand Union of Students' Associations (NZUSA) has hailed the Government’s decision to introduce an extra $50 a week for student allowances.
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More than 100 BNZ workers at risk of losing their job
First Union says, more than 100 people are at risk of losing their jobs in a restructure of the BNZ bank.
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Research looks at Māori attitudes and behaviour with money
A new study at The University of Auckland to aims to measure how Māori identity shapes financial choices. Dr Carla Houkamau of the Māori and Pacific Development Department at the Business School says The Māori Identity and Financial Attitudes Study (MIFAS) may unlock the answers to why Māori are so economically disadvantaged.
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Code of conduct needed for vulnerable whānau – Housing Advocate
A south Auckland housing advocate is calling for the introduction of a code of conduct for private landlords and more focus to be put on affordable housing.
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Students say abolishing allowances will deepen inequality
The New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations (NZUSA) have responded to the United Future Party's recent tertiary education policy announcement, warning that any plan to abolish Student Allowances would deepen inequality.
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$30mil down the slots in NZ pubs and clubs
Small gambling venues need to do more to prevent harmful gambling. This from Problem Gambling Foundation following the release of a Department of Internal Affairs report which found, pokies machines in small venues don't have continuous supervision against problem gambling like casinos do.
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Survey links tertiary drop-outs to financial struggles
Tertiary students are calling for an urgent increase in government support given the significant gap between the high cost of living and their incomes. Results from a UNITEC survey released today shows almost a third of students regularly go without food and basic necessities because they simply can't afford it.
