Napier s Art Deco festival survives - for now
14 Feb, 2021 09:24 PM
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Barry Lynch and Denise Gore at Decorum, ready for the Art Deco Festival with ever-loyal Daphne in Herschell St, and the rack of the raiment of the era 80-90 years ago. Photo / Doug Laing
Barry Lynch and Denise Gore at Decorum, ready for the Art Deco Festival with ever-loyal Daphne in Herschell St, and the rack of the raiment of the era 80-90 years ago. Photo / Doug Laing
Hawkes Bay Today
The Art Deco Trust has launched into the event management nightmare of cancellations of opening-day festival features, hoping it will still have a festival for the rest of this week.
Covid warning: Extended lockdown could push KiwiSaver hardship claims higher
16 Feb, 2021 04:32 AM
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KiwiSaver hardship claims have risen over the last year. Photo / File
The number of Kiwis tapping into their retirement savings due to financial hardship continues to rise and experts say the latest lockdown could spur more claims if it drags on longer than three days. Inland Revenue figures show that in December last year 2526 people withdrew money from KiwiSaver accounts due to financial hardship, taking out $16.4 million.
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That was a significant jump on a year earlier when 2000 took $11.6m out in December 2019.
Statistics show the number of people taking money out of KiwiSaver for hardship rose steadily over 2020 despite the amount of economic stimulus being pumped into the economy and employment levels staying strong.
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