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NZ braces for cyclone Hale damage, Akl poker house heist & banks warn summer of scammers | Focus Morning Bulletin: 11 January, 2023

Communities brace for more wild weather, new details emerge on poker house heist and why emergency services are wary of Apple’s newest feature in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Westpac customers hit again: Store 'turning people away'

The Australian-owned bank has apologised for the second time in a week.

$400k gone: The 'sickening gut punch' when you learn you've been scammed

They thought they'd invested $400,000 at Westpac. Weeks later they learned it was a scam.

'Outraged': Mother caught up in Westpac bank blunder forced to ration food

She needed her last $20 to take her son to the doctor.

Westpac blunder: Staff can approve refunds up to $800 for furious customers

Customers say they've been left unable to pay for groceries due to the banking fault.

Westpac should wipe overdrafts of customers hit by banking glitch - budgeting expert

Westpac customers say they’re struggling to cope after banking blunder

'I don’t know how to pay for food': Westpac customers on banking blunder

Furious customers say they have been left penniless due to the bank's error.

'Apology won't put food on the table': Families in dire straits after bank blunder

Furious customers say they have been left penniless due to the bank's error.

ANZ buys ex-cricketer's tech firm

Not clear if bank's rivals will remain as customers.

Crooks pose as Good Samaritans in devious ‘recovery room’ scams

Venal scam victimises victims with dodgy help offer.

Govt confident big equity finance scheme for SMEs will get going

Banks tight-lipped on whether they'll support the Govt's $100m Business Growth Fund.

ANZ stands by refund decision after $31,000 spent on customer’s stolen cards

Bank believes she likely disclosed her password somehow or made it easy to guess.

Peak inflation? The new dilemma for central banks

Financial Times: Tough talk, but who can buy space for further rate rises?

'Insidious impact': Pensioner loses $150k in elaborate Prezzy Card scam

The scammers accessed the man's computer and watched him via webcam.

Opinion: Must the Reserve Bank wreck the economy to fight inflation?

OPINION: A social justice researcher asks why we have to accept the RBNZ strategy.

Households' shrinking savings as rising living costs eat into disposable income

2022 predicted to be the first negative savings year for Kiwis since 2015.