He was born Hamish Watson, a surfie dude from Sydney – but he could morph into whatever you needed him to be. Hamish is due to be sentenced to jail in early 2019 for swindling a handful of victims out of more than $7m. But these crimes are just the final pages in a resume too thick to staple; for decades he’s duped victims in the US, Canada, Britain, Hong Kong and Australia. How did he do it? How did he evade authorities around the world for so long and what’s he done with all those tens of ...
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The Auckland Business Chamber believes a a surcharge cap is a reasonable compromise to an otherwise unfair rule.
In July, the Government announced its plan to ban surcharges for shoppers on methods like Paywave, forcing merchants to front the cost instead.
The business chamber says this will just force businesses to increase costs, which will be unfair for other customers.
CEO Simon Bridges told Ryan Bridge a cap will give a balanced and more practical alternative.
He says retailers like hospitality and tourism can recuperate some of their costs.
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