Consumer blog
The latest in consumer news and issues direct from our CEO Sue Chetwin.
10 February 2012
Many of you in Auckland and the Waikato may already be enjoying the benefits of a milk price war and the rest of us may soon be too. more »
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3 February 2012
This month the Christmas hamper company Chrisco Hampers was fined $175,000 for misleading customers about their rights under the Fair Trading Act. Chrisco supplies hampers and other stuff on layby to customers for Christmas. more »
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20 January 2012
Seven-year-old Angus Pattie’s scalding in the Canterbury sun this week despite his mother lathering on the sunscreen brought home once again this country's poor record in regulating its peoples' protection from skin cancer and melanoma. more »
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13 January 2012
Fonterra’s moves, while welcomed, should not deter the Commerce Select Committee from finishing its inquiry into dairy prices. more »
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16 December 2011
I never thought I would be the one to say this, but thank you Fonterra for having the foresight to realise that being New Zealand’s biggest company carries with it huge social responsibilities. more »
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13 December 2011
At Consumer we work on behalf of our members and the wider community – and it's been an active year on both fronts. more »
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8 November 2011
When consumers act together and are given the information, the motivation and the means to do so, they can bring about change.more »
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7 November 2011
Responsible lending was the priority when we asked members to rank 10 issues in the order they thought the next government needed to take action. So it shouldn’t have been a surprise when the government announced in the weekend an overhaul of consumer credit laws. more »
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31 October 2011
Sometimes you wonder why corporates spend so many millions marketing themselves, when maybe it might be better spent at the coal face actually delivering. more »
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6 October 2011
We've been running a small campaign in the last few months about illegal adapters and chargers that are seemingly supplied routinely from discount stores and online retailers. more »
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