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Companies using the Reader’s Digest Most Trusted logo in their branding are being charged for it.Reader’s Digest Managing Editor Zoe Meunier says brands aren’t being trusted to be a part of the survey.Two ram raids took place overnight in Auckland and Hamilton.In Hamilton, a group of children aged 12, 11, 10 and 7 were all caught attempting to steal from a shopping centre in Hamilton, while would-be thieves failed to steal jewellery from another shopping centre in Auckland.Rotorua Council have paused a controversial local electoral bill.The bill would allow an equal number of Maori and general seats, but a report from the Attorney-General dubbed the report in its current form discriminatory.‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ is the fifth-largest bank for handing out home loans, making it bigger than Kiwibank.14 percent of families surveyed offered financial aid for their kids to buy a house, with an average offering of $108,000.Listen above as Clare de Lore and Neale Jones discuss the day's news with Heather du Plessis-Al