2026-07-27 - More Kiwisavers seek hardship withdrawals to make ends meet and 9 more stories
This episode includes 10 news blocks. More financial mentorship clients are asking for help with hardship withdrawals than first home withdrawals. As extreme weather becomes more frequent and severe, how can communities adapt and who will pay? Tuvalu partnered with the conservation charity Sea Shepherd to arrest a Chinese tuna longliner suspected of illegal fishing in its waters. "There is absolutely no place in New Zealand for employers seeking payment in exchange for jobs," the Labour Inspect…