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Spark Scam Call Verification

1 items · 1 aliases · peaked week of 31 May 2026 · first seen 4 Jun 2026

The podcast explores New Zealand's shrinking wage advantage compared to Australia, the diplomatic fallout from four MPs being sanctioned by China for a Taiwan visit, the financial strain on food banks due to underfunding, and Spark's new scam call verification technology.

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  • All right, Ross, I thank you for your time today. The uh fraud lead at uh Spark. Other big scam I've been hearing about lately that uh people have been warning about is the IRD scam, because right now is the time when you're getting your IRD refunds, and the scammers are going out, they're s they're sending you an email saying, Hey, it's IRD here. Uh you could be up for some money if you'd like to click this link. Whatever you do, don't click this link. Uh, because the ID has come out and said we don't do it that way. The way you check is by going on to my IR, which is the website anyway, and going through the multi-stage authentication and doing it that way. So if you're curious, just do it yourself. Do not answer those emails. It's News Talks that be, Darcy Waldergraves uh in studio in just a few moments' time. Uh, there's a cricket test tonight. Yes, New Zealand is playing England, and this is a big one. Yes, Martin Crow now has his portrait at Lord's, one of very few cricketers to get that, which is really quite an honor as well. And yes, Darcy Waldegrave uh has a black cap actually appearing on the show tonight. So we'll find out more about all of that next here on News Talk ZB.
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consumer protection through tech innovation

Full Show Podcast: 04 June 2026
4 Jun
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