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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, c...

Together, they owned convenience stores in Palmerston North, which Dhiru worked in while growing up. “They were asked many a time to be on the school board or help out in the community, and they couldn’t really give the time because they worked seven days a week for really long hours,” she said. “I saw them want to give the time, but couldn’t, and I always thought maybe I would be able to give some time back and do the volunteer work they weren't able to do and give back to the country we’ve been privileged to live in.”