A 2024 survey of Retail NZ members found that only 25.6% of respondents applied surcharges. Almost half of retailers calculated a rate that covered their costs, while 39% took advice from their ...

The Government has announced that the Retail Payment System (Ban on Surcharges) Amendment Bill will be introduced by the end of 2025, with the ban expected to come into force by May 2026. It will ...

BusinessNZ says scrapping surcharges on card payments is a step in the right direction for consumers, and for businesses that issue the cards. The ban will apply to most in-store payments made using ...

The government’s announcement today that it will ban payment surcharges could save New Zealand consumers up to $150 million annually – and BNZ’s Payap app, launching to consumers next month, offers ...

In 2019, CHASNZ was asked by WorkSafe New Zealand to develop a cross-recognition system for prequalification, aiming to enhance the consistency and effectiveness of this process.

Footage from cameras in billboards at city intersections have been secretly used by the NZ Transport Agency for the first time to spot cars and trucks. NZTA Waka Kotahi’s trial started in February, ...

“New Zealanders are paying up to $150 million in surcharges every year, including excessive surcharges of up to $65 million. That’s money that could be saved or spent elsewhere.

ACT Agriculture spokesperson Mark Cameron is welcoming Federated Farmers’ latest Farm Confidence Survey, which shows farmer perceptions of general economic conditions reaching an eight-year high, but ...

Health New Zealand, in partnership with the New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC), has finalised a strengthened accreditation pathway for counsellors. “This is a common-sense step that unlocks ...

“We have also introduced FamilyBoost, which with the latest expansion gives families up to 40 per cent off their childcare costs. We have removed the Auckland fuel tax, introduced 12-month ...

Surgical hospital wards throughout New Zealand were short-staffed more than half of all day shifts last year, figures obtained by Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa New Zealand Nurses Organisation ...

Federated Farmers latest six-monthly Farm Confidence Survey shows the rural mood has improved significantly this year, rebounding from record lows 12 months ago. Lower interest rates, strong dairy and ...