New Zealand s housing crisis poses big test for Jacinda Ardern
6 Jan, 2021 12:40 AM
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern faces a major challenge in delivering on a pledge to tackle the housing crisis. Photo / Getty Images
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern faces a major challenge in delivering on a pledge to tackle the housing crisis. Photo / Getty Images
Financial Times
By: Jamie Smyth
When Janet was forced to move out of her rental property in Auckland in 2019 because of asbestos contamination, she joined tens of thousands of New Zealanders caught in the grip of a chronic housing crisis. We stayed in a leaky caravan for a bit and on friends couches and were only able to access emergency accommodation following a referral from an MP, said the mother of three.
Businesses still including potentially unfair terms in their general contracts, study finds
1 Jan, 2021 02:00 AM
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A study reveals potentially unfair terms are relatively common in standard form contracts. Photo / Getty Images
A study reveals potentially unfair terms are relatively common in standard form contracts. Photo / Getty Images
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By: Victoria Stace and Alexandra Sims
The last time you used a car parking building and paid for the service online, did you pause to read the terms and conditions? If not, you might be surprised to find the car park operator could have the right to remove your vehicle without having to give any reason and would not be obliged to refund any charges you ve paid.
Press Release – New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference Pope Francis has appointed the Catholic Bishop of Christchurch, Paul Martin SM, to the role of Coadjutor Archbishop of Wellington, where he will assist Cardinal John Dew, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Aotearoa New Zealand. The appointment was …
Pope Francis has appointed the Catholic Bishop of Christchurch, Paul Martin SM, to the role of Coadjutor Archbishop of Wellington, where he will assist Cardinal John Dew, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Aotearoa New Zealand.
The appointment was announced in Rome overnight. A coadjutor usually becomes the bishop or archbishop of a diocese when the incumbent bishop retires.
Wellington.Scoop
Two Wellingtonians have become Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit in today’s New Year Honours List:
Sue Chetwin, for services to consumer rights.
Having begun her career in journalism, Ms Chetwin was editor of the Sunday News from 1994 to 1998, the Sunday Star-Times from 1998 to 2003, and founding editor of the Herald on Sunday from 2003 to 2005. As Chief Executive of Consumer New Zealand from 2007 to 2020 she successfully campaigned for many important consumer law reforms, including prohibitions on unfair contract terms, fairness in consumer credit contracts, country of origin labelling, and controlling door knockers. She has led other successful campaigns on behalf of consumers including calling for mandatory standards for sunscreens, helping to regulate mobile truck shops, and calling out businesses on misleading claims such as greenwashing. Her commitment to consumer rights have contributed to New Zealand having a strong consumer protection ethos