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Smaller Paddle Pop joins growing list of shrinking treats

Paddle Pop icecreams have a few less licks in them after a size reduction their maker claims is for "nutritional" reasons.

Produce prices drop for seventh month in a row

Consumers go online to gripe at bad service

Have you got a complaint about customer services? Join the queue - or maybe a Facebook group - to vent your rage.

Service station convenience comes at cost

Puppies and Swayze snare $70m in online Aussie scams

Kiwis raise kitchen hell

Angry with Telecom? We'll pay break fee, says Vodafone

Vodafone plans to refund any Telecom customers penalised for switching mobile phone providers.

Cause of XT outages still unknown, Alcatel says

The cause of four outages to Telecom's XT mobile network since Christmas remain unknown, the head of Alcatel-Lucent says.

Shock at overseas bills for smartphone users

Drug gaffe endangers blood-clot patients

A common blood-thinning drug is being recalled after a manufacturing blunder that could cause thousands of NZers to accidentally overdose.

Gas water heaters recalled over fire risk

Bonus Bonds : odds against a pot of gold

Commission launches phone calling card probe

<i>Editorial</i>: Card charges make users pay

Credit card charge not fair - Visa

Microsoft needs swift kick in the boot-up