HAVE YOU BEEN SCAMMED?
Scams are on the rise and ruining lives, with over a million households in New Zealand targeted by scammers in the past year. Scams are becoming more sophisticated and far reaching, anyone can be caught by them, and in New Zealand we don’t have enough protections for keeping people safe.
At CAB, we regularly help members of the public with issues to do with scams. People come to us when they need help to know if something is a scam, or when they have been affected by a scam. We see the impacts scams can cause for their victims - the hardship and distress.
This is why we’re supporting the call for action to make New Zealanders safer from scams. Our friends at Consumer NZ are running a petition which asks for:
Banks to refund scam victims for authorised and unauthorised scam payments, unless the victim has been grossly negligent.
A national anti-scam framework requiring banks, telcos and digital platforms to take action to address scams and outlining their liability if they fail to meet their obligations.
A centralised anti-scam centre where relevant organisations work together to keep us safe.
If you would like to support this campaign by signing the Consumer NZ petition, you can do that here:
campaigns.consumer.org.nz...
To find out how you can protect yourself from scams and fraud, go to our CAB website at:
www.cab.org.nz...
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From Antarctica to the Outback
For Rodnie and Bryan, retirement at Ryman’s Edmund Hillary Village is all about seizing every opportunity to explore. From trekking through Nepal and enduring the cold in Antarctica to immersing themselves in Aboriginal culture in the Australian Outback, their epic retirement proves that age is no barrier to discovery. Just as Sir Edmund Hillary pushed the limits of exploration, residents of his namesake village continue to chart their own extraordinary journeys.
“We’ll keep travelling for as long as we can,” says Rodnie.
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Our True Nature
Our true nature is endless well-being, so as soon as the small black pearl of self-cherishing disappears, we discover our true nature, which has no problems. Then we breathe out clear white light representing all our boundless wisdom, compassion, good health, good karma—everything good within us. This light is sent out with the breath, and we visualize it melting into the person, present or imagined. Visualize every cell of their body soaked in light and being healed, so that they are completely happy and at ease. With the in-breath, we take in the darkness; with the out-breath, we give out all our bright healing qualities as clear light. for more teachings contact us for timings .
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