Tag: consumer_nz
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Media Monitor: Consumer NZ Ranks Banks, Tests Appliances, Offers Consumer Advice
Consumer NZ is reporting on its 2026 banking satisfaction survey, new heat pump tests, and comparisons of washing machines and fridges. It also provides consumer rights advice and highlights early King's Birthday sales.
BusinessScience & TechnologyHealthEconomyBankingComputers and InternetLegalTransportationSocial Issues Consumer NZAppliancesConsumer RightsHeat PumpsSales
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Media Monitor: Consumer NZ Pushes for Fairer Retirement Village Repayments
Consumer NZ is advocating for a 3-month repayment deadline for all retirement village residents in New Zealand, criticizing a government proposal that would only apply to future residents.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentSocial IssuesEconomyLegalGeneral PoliticsEducation Retirement VillagesConsumer NZRepayment TermsPetitionGovernment ProposalResident Rights
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Media Monitor: Consumer NZ Tests Butter, Reviews Appliances, and Meets Commerce Minister
Consumer NZ conducted a blind taste test of butter, reviewed appliances, and intervened in a furniture dispute. The organization also secured a meeting with New Zealand's Minister for Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Cameron Brewer, to discuss key consumer issues.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessScience & TechnologyGeneral PoliticsEconomyLegalSocial IssuesEducation Consumer NZButter Taste TestAppliance CostsWashing MachinesConsumer AdvocacyCameron Brewer
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Media Monitor: Consumer NZ releases appliance test results, offers consumer advice
Consumer NZ reports on appliance tests, including clothes dryers and robot vacuums, and offers advice on insurance costs and consumer issues, according to its latest newsletter.
BusinessScience & TechnologyWorld Consumer NZappliance testsclothes dryersrobot vacuuminduction cooktopsinsurance costsconsumer advocacy
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Media Monitor: Consumer NZ reports on high profits for power companies amid rising bills
Consumer NZ reports that New Zealand power companies announced significant profits while many customers face rising bills. The organization also highlighted issues with dishwashers and returning items to shops.
BusinessConsumer Affairs Consumer NZpower companiesprofitsconsumer rightsdishwashersrental cars
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Media Monitor: Consumer NZ Seeks Donations
Consumer NZ reports it is seeking donations to reach its $60,000 fundraising goal to advocate for consumer rights, fairer power prices, and accurate pricing.
BusinessSocial IssuesEconomyLegal Consumer NZDonationsFundraisingConsumer RightsPower PricesHome Insurance
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Media Monitor: Consumer NZ Petition Seeks Supermarket Pricing Oversight
Consumer NZ reports that its petition, with 25,000 signatures, to address supermarket pricing errors was handed to Minister Nicola Willis, who is considering stronger penalties.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessScience & TechnologyHealthEconomyLegalComputers and Internet Consumer NZNicola Willissupermarketspricingslow cookerswasher-dryer combo
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Media Monitor: Water Bill Error, Online Shopping, Rugby World Cup, and Lord of the Rings Reunion
Radio New Zealand reports on a water bill error in Hawke's Bay, consumer preferences for one-stop shopping, upcoming sports matches, and a possible Lord of the Rings cast reunion.
BusinessSportEntertainmentWeatherHealth Hawke's Baywater billConsumer NZFishpondNZ WarriorsBlack FernsLord of the RingsRNZ News
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Media Monitor: Consumer NZ on Supermarket Pricing, Kmart Claims
Consumer NZ reports that a petition to promote accurate supermarket pricing will be presented in Parliament. It also warned Kmart over unsubstantiated claims about sustainably sourced cotton.
BusinessHealthScience & TechnologyEconomyMedical ScienceComputers and Internet Consumer NZNicola WillisKmartThe WarehouseElectric CarsCotton
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Media Monitor: RNZ reports missing tramper, nursing shortages, price errors
Radio New Zealand reports a West Coast beekeeper who helped recover bodies after the Erebus air disaster has gone missing while tramping, and that Health NZ has hired just 45% of mid-year graduate nurses.
Politics and GovernmentHealthBusinessWorldSportGeneral PoliticsEconomyMedical ScienceLegalEmployment and Labor RNZmissing personnursingConsumer NZprice errorsRNZ News
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Media Monitor: Consumer NZ Calls for Supermarket Pricing Rules
Consumer NZ is advocating for stronger supermarket pricing rules after a survey found that 62% of New Zealanders have noticed pricing errors.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessLegal Consumer NZsupermarketpricing errorsNicola WillisFair Trading Actgovernment intervention
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Media Monitor: Consumer NZ Reports Ineffective Medicines Still Sold
Consumer NZ reports that supermarkets and pharmacies in New Zealand continue to sell ineffective cold and flu medicines and is asking retailers why.
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Consumer NZ Seeks Nominations for 'Yeah, Nah' Awards, Highlights Sunscreen Failures
Consumer NZ calls for nominations for its annual 'Yeah, Nah' Awards, highlighting disappointing products and services. Recent tests reveal many sunscreens don't meet SPF claims.
BusinessHealthScience & TechnologyWorldEconomyEnergyMedical Science Consumer NZYeah, Nah AwardsSunscreenFrank EnergySunbedsBNPLProduct Recall
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Consumer NZ: Third of New Zealanders Need Help Accessing Food
A Consumer NZ survey reveals a third of New Zealanders needed food assistance in the past year, raising concerns about grocery market accessibility and affordability despite government interventions.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessSocial IssuesWorldHealthSportScience & TechnologyEntertainmentAsiaEuropeMedical ScienceEconomyTradeLaw EnforcementFilm and TVEducationMilitaryAstronomy and Space Consumer NZJon Duffyfood accessgrocery marketAucklandpoverty