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Consumer NZ Warns Scam Victims To Watch Out For Recovery Scams

Friday, 27 September 2024, 8:47 am | Consumer NZ

“Victims of recovery scams are being kicked when they’re at their most vulnerable. We need to consider the long-term impacts of this – what does it do to someone’s ability to trust again and navigate day-to-day life with confidence?” O’Shea ... More >>

Consumer NZ Welcomes Charges Against Jetstar For Allegedly Misleading Passengers About Their Rights

Wednesday, 18 September 2024, 10:02 am | Consumer NZ

“In the interim, we are very happy the Commerce Commission has stepped in and is holding Jetstar to account for allegedly misleading passengers.” More >>

Consumer Applauds Commission’s First Annual Grocery Report

Sunday, 15 September 2024, 11:05 pm | Consumer NZ

Consumer Applauds Commission’s First Annual Grocery Report, But Pain At The Checkout Won’t Cease For Shoppers Any Time Soon More >>

21,000-strong Petition Delivered To Parliament Is A Powerful Call For Repairable Products

Wednesday, 28 August 2024, 1:31 pm | Consumer NZ

Consumer NZ CEO Jon Duffy called on all Members of Parliament to recognise the urgent need for decisive legislative action to tackle the scale of our e-waste issue in his handover speech. More >>

The Scale Of Power Poverty In New Zealand

Monday, 19 August 2024, 8:51 am | Consumer NZ

Consumer NZ estimates about 140,000 households had to take out a loan to cover their power bill in the past year. More >>

Consumer NZ: The Grocery Commissioner's Response To Ongoing Supermarket Pricing Errors Leaves Shoppers Carrying The Load

Thursday, 15 August 2024, 6:33 pm | Consumer NZ

The focus should be on the supermarkets fixing their problems, not putting the responsibility on shoppers to chase the supermarket every time there’s a pricing issue. More >>

Unprecedented Supermarket Fine Is A Promising Sign Of Grocery Sector Being Held To Account

Thursday, 8 August 2024, 6:42 pm | Consumer NZ

The publication of the Grocery Commissioner’s first annual report in the next few weeks is crucial to shining a light on how the duopoly is operating two years on from the market study, and to provide much needed clarity to the public about the ... More >>

It's Time For Z Energy To Really Start Moving With The Times

Thursday, 1 August 2024, 8:42 am | Consumer NZ

Consumer NZ and its partner environmental and climate advocates welcome the High Court direction for Z Energy to get on with progressing the case about whether it has misled New Zealanders with its advertising. More >>

Consumer NZ Reports Record Savings Available To People Who Switch Power Providers

Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 7:32 am | Consumer NZ

The average saving for people who switched power providers on Powerswitch in June was a whopping $524 per year. More >>

Consumer NZ Estimates 1 Million New Zealanders Shut Out Of The Homeowners’ Club

Monday, 29 July 2024, 9:02 am | Consumer NZ

Gemma Rasmussen, head of research and advocacy at Consumer NZ, says there are concerning consumer impacts to dwindling home ownership in Aotearoa. More >>

Consumer NZ Finds The Cost Of Some Air NZ Flights Has Soared Up To 300% In The Past 5 Years

Thursday, 18 July 2024, 7:15 am | Consumer NZ

Consumer compared fares for 11 Air New Zealand flights in 2023 and 2024 with fares for equivalent flights taken from 2019 to 2021, and found all flights, bar one, were more expensive 3 or 4 years later. Price increases varied between 34% and 297%. More >>

Consumer Says It’s Time To Ban Sunbeds

Thursday, 4 July 2024, 8:19 am | Consumer NZ

Consumer NZ’s recent mystery shop of sunbed operators across Aotearoa found a concerning level of non-compliance. Several allowed a person with type-1 skin (fair skin which burns easily or never tans) to use their sunbeds and one operator allowed ... More >>

Consumer NZ Reveals The Best And Worst Real Estate Agencies In 2024

Thursday, 27 June 2024, 8:07 am | Consumer NZ

For the first time, Consumer NZ reveals the best and worst real estate agencies in Aotearoa. Based on feedback from the public and Consumer members, there were clear winners and losers. More >>

Northland Consumers Could Be In For Power Outage Payouts

Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 5:20 pm | Consumer NZ

According to Consumer NZ, Northland residents who lost power during last week’s widespread outage may be eligible for compensation for losses caused by the outage. More >>

Join Consumer NZ's Call To Stamp Out Scams

Tuesday, 11 June 2024, 9:22 am | Consumer NZ

Over the past 12 months, 50% of households reported being targeted by a scammer, totaling over 1 million households in New Zealand. As many as 185,000 households were scammed out of their hard-earned money during the same period. More >>

Best And Worst Power Providers 2024

Wednesday, 5 June 2024, 11:30 am | Consumer NZ

New Zealanders who stick with one of the big power providers are less satisfied with the service they receive, according to Consumer NZ. More >>

Decisive Calls On Australian Grocery Sector Bring New Zealand's Slow Progress Into The Spotlight

Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 6:27 am | Consumer NZ

Consumer NZ is urging our government to stand up and pay attention to the bold stance a Senate Select Committee has taken on supermarket activity in Australia. More >>

Consumer NZ Unpacks The Popular Payment Method That Could Void Your Bank Protection

Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 6:24 am | Consumer NZ

Almost half of New Zealanders could have breached their bank’s terms and conditions by using POLi as a payment method, according to Consumer NZ. More >>

Pump The Brakes: Consumer Reveals The Best And Worst Cars Rated By New Zealanders

Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 7:57 am | Consumer NZ

“While our People’s Choice winners like Honda, Tesla and BYD stood out for the right reasons, our survey found others like Hyundai and Mitsubishi stood out for the wrong ones,” says James le Page, product test manager at Consumer. More >>

Who Can You Bank On? Consumer NZ Reveals 2024’s Best And Worst Banks

Thursday, 2 May 2024, 7:20 am | Consumer NZ

The bank with the smallest market share has New Zealand’s most satisfied customers, according to Consumer NZ’s annual banking satisfaction survey. More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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