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Banking new rules for money lenders aims to protect all financial consumers in NZ

New Zealand Blog News Service Dec 6, 2020

The NZ government is continuing its crackdown on loan sharks, introducing new rules to protect against unaffordable loans.…

Tory Whanau may have to sell Wellington mayoralty to make ends meet September 20, 2024
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National Party board denies it unanimously agreed to Collins’ Faustian bargain with Satan November 26, 2021
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Ceasefire to resume after airstrikes kill 26 in Gaza October 19, 2025
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Star photographer's stunning Mt Cook shots October 19, 2025
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Tony and Monster winging it until pets allowed onboard buses October 19, 2025
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Cyclist 'could easily have been killed' in hit-and-run October 19, 2025
Mark Weston spent two weeks in hospital with a broken back and feared he would never walk again after being deliberately run over in 2024. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon By Jean Edwards of RNZ A Christchurch cyclist who was badly injured and "left for dead" in a violent hit-and-run is calling for better behaviour from drivers, […]
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Mark Weston spent two weeks in hospital with a broken back and feared he would never walk again after being deliberately run over in 2024. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon By Jean Edwards of RNZ A Christchurch cyclist who was badly injured and "left for dead" in a violent hit-and-run is calling for better behaviour from drivers, […]

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