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'Dispose immediately': My Food Bag's warning to customers

Seventeen items, including dressings, pastes and sauces, were affected.

'Misleading': Air NZ hits back at 300% price report

Air New Zealand told Consumer NZ 'significant cost inflation' was to blame.

Opinion: 'An emotional discussion' - We need to know the size of NZ's energy hardship problem

OPINION: No one likes the idea of a family struggling to pay their power bill.

Close eye needed on potential petrol price gouging - Consumer NZ

Many motorists say they are paying more for fuel than their neighbouring towns.

$27,000 break-up: Woman takes man to tribunal over takeaways bill after fallout

She says he didn't pay her back for things like takeaways, medicine and a loan for a car.

'It's tough': Retailers shut up shop with consumer confidence down

The retail sector is probably seeing the worst conditions in modern memory.

'No one is demanding action': Petition calls on Govt, banks to refund scam victims

About $200m was stolen from Kiwi victims in 2023 alone, with half of households targeted.

How long should everyday appliances last? Why NZ needs a minimum product lifespan law

The fact is, modern products often fail to meet expectations for longevity.

What went wrong for Flybuys?

'Toaster scheme' coming to an end as consumers want faster and simpler rewards.

Faces of the victims: The 25 scam casualties who lost $6.7 million to fraud

Meet the victims who bravely told their stories about being scammed.

'Failing consumers': Banks reviewing fraud rules after threat of Govt regulation

'Banks are paying lip service to this at the moment but I don’t see any action.'

'Blowing up': Car repair business blame young woman's driving for engine failure

The courtesy car suffered 'catastrophic engine failure'.

Gone forever? Godfreys loses woman's $800 vacuum then goes into receivership

Store refers woman to liquidator after losing expensive machine.

Is this New Zealand's most expensive airport coffee?

Trapped in departures, how much are Kiwis being asked to pay for a coffee and pie.

Inside Economics with Liam Dann: Why can’t Kiwis fix their mortgage for 30 years?

In the second of his new mid-week columns, Liam Dann answers reader questions.

Where Fair Go might go - and why are TV shows so expensive to make?

'Who the hell decided to cut this?' Could Fair Go work outside old-school TV?

Opinion: Facial recognition can be a vital tool to help combat retail crime crisis

OPINION: Foodstuffs' stores report over 500 breaches of trespass in just three months.

'Big stick': Watchdog warns new Govt faith in banking system at risk from scam scourge

Nicola Sladden wants banks to significantly improve fraud detection systems.