Tag: fair_trading_act

• New Zealand Commerce Commission Takes PD Mart to Court Over Non-Compliant Children's Products

  8 Oct 2026 12:36 p.m. · Source: Commerce Commission

  New Zealand's Commerce Commission is prosecuting retailer PD Mart over 57 allegedly non-compliant products, including children's toys, baby walkers and car seats, after repeated store visits found safety breaches.

  BusinessLaw EnforcementLegalGeneral PoliticsSocial Issues Commerce CommissionPD MartPanda Martproduct safetyFair Trading ActConsumer Guarantees ActProduct Recall

• Commerce Commission Takes Court Action to Stop Paid Online Rankings

  5 Oct 2026 1:05 p.m. · Source: Commerce Commission

  New Zealand's Commerce Commission is seeking a High Court injunction against Top Reviews and Auckland Magazine, alleging they sell favourable rankings while presenting reviews as independent and impartial.

  BusinessLaw EnforcementLegalComputers and InternetSocial Issues Commerce CommissionTop ReviewsAuckland MagazineFair Trading Actonline reviewsAnne Callinan

• New Zealand Companies Accused of Greenwashing Amidst Growing Consumer Demand for Sustainability

  15 Apr 2026 10:39 a.m. · Source: Greenpeace Aotearoa

  New Zealand businesses are increasingly using deceptive environmental claims, known as greenwashing, to attract consumers, despite growing awareness and regulatory scrutiny.

  BusinessEnvironmentLaw EnforcementEconomyTradeEnergyGeneral Politics GreenwashingCoca ColaAir New ZealandFonterraZ EnergyFair Trading ActPlastic WasteNet ZeroSustainable Aviation Fuels

• Media Monitor: Consumer NZ Calls for Supermarket Pricing Rules

  22 Jul 2025 10:10 a.m. · Source: Consumer NZ

  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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