OpinionWendyl NissenWendyl Wants to Know: 'Healthy' drink triggers unhealthy sugar alertWendyl Nissen discovers that there is more sugar in this 'super juice' per 250ml than there is in Coke.29 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionDiana ClementBuy Crikey: Shopping smartOutlet malls often have great bargains. If you're lucky, you can find branded goods for 50 to 70% off the normal retail price.23 Mar 04:30 PM
PropertyDitch the agent and keep thousands in your pocketThe boom in Auckland house prices is great for the half a million homeowners in the city. They are sitting on tax-free capital gains. Some are following Bernard Hickey's example and cashing up.23 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandPoor solar gear risky for homesConsumers are putting their homes at risk by trusting unqualified solar power installers and substandard equipment, industry experts say.23 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandConsumer Watch: Still too big to failLabour and the Greens are right. Our banks are too big to fail and we should be honest about that by creating a deposit insurance scheme for deposits of less than $250,000.23 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandConsumer Watch: Policy shock for ownersHow much would your house cost to build? If you don't know and don't want to rely on your CV or an insurer's online calculator, you may be facing a $500 bill from a valuer when a major change to the way insurance policies work kicks in.23 Mar 04:34 AM
OpinionWendyl NissenWendyl wants to know: Supersized chicken meal less than it looksEach week, Wendyl Nissen takes a packaged food item and decodes what the label tells you about its contents22 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandMarmite back in blackJars of Marmite are arriving at stores around the country today covered in black plastic to stop people being tempted to sell them early.18 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandDon't pay too earlyA couple who took out a Master Builders guarantee and paid more than $500,000 in progress payments on their new home are in danger of getting nothing back after their builder went under - because they paid too much in advance.16 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandKiwis pay more to fly Air NZA consumer watchdog has called Air New Zealand credit card surcharges draconian - but how much you pay depends on where you book your tickets.16 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandAuction site offers bargains aplenty but buyer bewareTrade Me is New Zealand's biggest "retailer". And a staggering 40 per cent of all items sold are new.16 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionAsk Susan: Health insuranceHaving cysts removed from above my eyebrows cost me $800, which I paid the same time as the visit. I sent my account to Sovereign for a refund and was told that I couldn't claim because it wasn't for $1,200.09 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandNew home buyers hurtPeople signing to build a house are being warned that hiring a Master Builder doesn't mean automatically getting a guarantee.09 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionDamien Grant: Wake up to rewards schemes - they're con jobsOne of the great successes of modern marketing has been the mass engagement of the population in rewards programmes, says Damien Grant. The most prevalent are Fly Buys. They are awful.09 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandScam Watch - March 10A scammer has targeted people with items listed for sale online this week.09 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandSave in the southAucklanders in some of the city's most expensive suburbs don't just pay a lot more in house prices for the privilege - it even costs them more to buy groceries.09 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionSpot the unfair faresTaxi companies are imposing some of the country's highest credit card surcharges.02 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionConsumer Watch: Watchdog set to biteA retired man with a track record of taking big-name Kiwis through the courts is lining up some of our biggest corporates with a service he says will get justice for ripped-off customers.02 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandScam Watch - March 3Scams weren't just appearing in email inboxes this past week. They were mailed to people around the country - all promising financial windfall, for a price.02 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandBanned US diet sold in NZGovernment agencies are assessing the legality of a diet that promises people they will lose up to half a kilo a day by using a fertility hormone banned in the US.01 Mar 04:30 PM
RetailNZ meat: Everything but the horseA range of meat products sold in New Zealand have tested negative for horsemeat, DNA tests show - but the content of some products would raise eyebrows.19 Feb 08:39 PM
OpinionBernard HickeyHickey: Buy now, pay laterThe high kiwi dollar means it's a great time to be an importer or to go on holiday.16 Feb 04:30 PM
