Current Affairs
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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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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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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12 September 2011
The process of compiling the test results for our major report on child car restraints in this issue raised the question of whether as a country we still do the best for our children. more »
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9 August 2011
The consumer law reform package before Parliament deals with a number of outstanding areas – including the Door to Door Sales Act and internet auctions – where consumer protection badly needs improving. That's provided it’s passed in something like its current form.
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3 August 2011
Where to from here you might be wondering following the announcement this week that the Commerce Commission is not pursuing a formal inquiry into the price of milk.more »
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