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Kiwis lose more than $10m to online scams Online safety organisation Netsafe says scam tactics are becoming increasingly sophisticated, and New Zealand’s national response needs to evolve accordingly. Kiwis reported a combined loss of $10.1 million dollars from online scams and fraud to Netsafe in 2017. The largest single loss reported was $480,000, and the average loss was $10,771. The reported losses likely only represent a small percentage of total losses, as many people feel a sense of embarrassment or hopelessness about reporting scams.
Netsafe CEO Martin Cocker says New Zealand should not accept scam losses as inevitable. “The first step is to stop thinking of scam victims as greedy or foolish,” says Martin. “We need to correct that misconception, get more creative with prevention education, and improve coordination between the agencies and organisations that can disrupt scam and fraud activity.” People in New Zealand can get advice or report a scam to Netsafe by calling: 0508 NETSAFE or visiting: www.netsafe.org.nz
A hark back to the 1980s If you were a teenager in the 1980s, you were bound to have bopped along to one or more tunes from The Mockers, and maybe even set up your tape recorder to record them off the radio. While ‘Forever Tuesday Morning’ never quite made it to number one in the local charts (it peaked at number two), it was an undeniable favourite and is a shoe-in on the playlist when the band plays at Totara Street in Mount Maunganui on Thursday, March 1. The Mockers are touring in celebration of the release of their deluxe edition DVD/CD set 'The Mockers Live’, recorded at The Powerstation in Auckland in 2017. Support act for the Tauranga show is fellow Kiwi legend Gareth Thomas from Goodshirt. Joining forces for The Mockers show are New Zealand-based Andrew Fagan (vocals), Brett Adams (guitar), plus Geoff Hayden (bass), who is travelling from London, and Australian-based keyboard maestro Tim Wedde. “Our reunion show at Totara Street back in January 2017 was one of our favourite gigs of the tour,” says Andrew, “so we jumped at the chance to come back and bring some 1980s flavour to the venue again.” Other hits by The Mockers include ‘Swear It’s
The 2018 line-up of The Mockers will play at Totara Street in Mount Maunganui on March 1. True’ and ‘One Black Friday’. The show gets underway at Totara Street at 8pm on Thursday, March 1. Tickets are $57 and on sale via: www.evenfinda.co.nz Shoulder pads, leg warmers and blue eyeshadow are not compulsory.
Making the community beautiful with some paint If you spot a telecommunications box in your local community that has been tagged or could do with a makeover, your region could be eligible for funding. Together with Keep New Zealand Beautiful and Chorus, Creative Bay of Plenty aims to get some beautiful art onto our local telecommunications cabinets as part
of the 'Paint Your Cabinet Beautiful' campaign. This is an opportunity for four local artists to paint a cabinet each this March, with possibly more to come later this year. “The Breeze Tauranga did a great job in helping us find a common theme for the cabinet art that ties in with our region,” says Creative Bay of Plenty.
The winning theme is ‘Our Places and Faces’. All artwork submissions must somehow relate to this theme by depicting someone well-known from Tauranga, or a historically or otherwise significant place in our city. Check out the call for submissions on: www.creativebop.org.nz and don't miss the deadline on February 26.
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