Tower has become the 5th major player to drop these multi-party discount deals, for both new and renewing customers.

The company says it's shifting focus to 'personalised pricing.' 

However, Consumer NZ Investigative Team Lead Rebecca Styles told Mike Hosking that this is more likely to be a reaction to recent penalties that the company received for not charging customers the correct amount. 

"They are moving to personalised pricing so at a health level they can tell what the risks are at your place and price accordingly."

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Tower has become the 5th major player to drop these multi-party discount deals, for both new and renewing customers.
The company says it's shifting focus to 'personalised pricing.'&nbsp;
However, Consumer NZ Investigative Team Lead Rebecca Styles told Mike Hosking that this is more likely to be a reaction to recent penalties that the company received for not charging customers the correct amount.&nbsp;
"They are moving to personalised pricing so at a health level they can tell what the risks are at your place and price accordingly."
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Rebecca Styles: Consumer NZ Investigative Team Lead discusses multi-cover discounts on insurance policies

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New entrants are needing more help than ever.  

Primary schools are reporting record levels of children arriving without basic skills such as talking, eating and toileting. 

Data from the Auckland Primary Principals’ Association shows 92% of schools report new entrants don’t know the letters in their own name. 

Director of New Shoots Children's Centre Kelly Seaburg told Mike Hosking there isn't good data on what kids have learned prior to attending school. 

She says they know whether children have attended Early Childhood Education, but they have no idea how many hours they’ve spent there. 

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New entrants are needing more help than ever. &nbsp;
Primary schools are reporting record levels of children arriving without basic skills such as talking, eating and toileting.&nbsp;
Data from the Auckland Primary Principals’ Association shows 92% of schools report new entrants don’t know the letters in their own name.&nbsp;
Director of New Shoots Children's Centre Kelly Seaburg told Mike Hosking there isn't good data on what kids have learned prior to attending school.&nbsp;
She says they know whether children have attended Early Childhood Education, but they have no idea how many hours they’ve spent there.&nbsp;
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Kelly Seaburg: New Shoots Children's Centre Director on the growing number of new entrants lacking basic skills

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Current liquor licensing rules are overzealous, according to Nelson's Mayor. 

Nick Smith says it felt odd that he was unable to buy a bottle of wine at the Ready to Roll concert on Sunday, at Neudorf Vineyards in Nelson. 

Patrons were only able to buy it in cups. 

Nelson Mayor Nick Smith told Mike Hosking the licensing authority would make the organisers of the event agree to strict conditions if they want bottles, which is a bit over the top. 

He says he's gone to similar events for decades and he's never seen any trouble. 

Smith told Hosking it's not just concerts where this is happening – earlier in his term as Mayor, they had to use a screen to block people being seen drinking at tables on Trafalgar Street. 

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Current liquor licensing rules are overzealous, according to Nelson's Mayor.&nbsp;
Nick Smith says it felt odd that he was unable to buy a bottle of wine at the Ready to Roll concert on Sunday, at Neudorf Vineyards in Nelson.&nbsp;
Patrons were only able to buy it in cups.&nbsp;
Nelson Mayor Nick Smith told Mike Hosking the licensing authority would make the organisers of the event agree to strict conditions if they want bottles, which is a bit over the top.&nbsp;
He says he's gone to similar events for decades and he's never seen any trouble.&nbsp;
Smith told Hosking it's not just concerts where this is happening – earlier in his term as Mayor, they had to use a screen to block people being seen drinking at tables on Trafalgar Street.&nbsp;
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Nick Smith: Nelson Mayor says alcohol licensing laws are over the top

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Meta's Global Head of Safety is calling a social media ban a bit of a fool's errand. 

More than five million social media accounts have been deactivated or restricted in Australia since its world-first ban for under 16s took effect in December. 

Our Government's been mulling its own ban, with a parliamentary select committee investigating the issue. 

Meta's Global Head of Safety Antigone Davis told Mike Hosking parental controls are the better approach. 

She says teens will find a way around a ban, as you can't restrict the whole internet. 

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Meta's Global Head of Safety is calling a social media ban a bit of a fool's errand.&nbsp;
More than five million social media accounts have been deactivated or restricted in Australia since its world-first ban for under 16s took effect in December.&nbsp;
Our Government's been mulling its own ban, with a parliamentary select committee investigating the issue.&nbsp;
Meta's Global Head of Safety Antigone Davis told Mike Hosking parental controls are the better approach.&nbsp;
She says teens will find a way around a ban, as you can't restrict the whole internet.&nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE&nbsp;

Antigone Davis: Meta's Global Head of Safety on youth social media bans and safety

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/c54c5e6a-bf29-4414-9496-b3e50141a8fa/transcript

Rebecca Styles: Consumer NZ Investigative Team Lead discusses multi-cover discounts on insurance policies

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