Business & Markets

Consumer NZ unveils poor-performing products

From carpet washers that leave exceedingly damp floors, to the coffee machine that makes a terrible brew, there are a few products that Consumer NZ is urging... Read More

Vet bills force Tauranga animal rescue to close

The lives of animal are at risk while a Tauranga animal rescue is forced into a temporary closure due to soaring vet bills. Vada's Angels - a volunteer-run,... Read More

Opening for business or working this Easter?

The Labour Inspectorate is reminding employers and employees of their rights and responsibilities leading up to the Easter period. Labour Inspectorate Head... Read More

Sanitarium to ditch breakfast brands, cut jobs

Breakfast food maker Sanitarium will cease production of its muesli, granola, flake, clusters and puff cereals by June 2025 as Kiwi breakfast eating trends shift... Read More

Cracking into Easter chocolate prices

Consumer NZ has eggsplored how much more we pay for chocolate in a hollow egg or bunny shape. 'The fact we pay more for a perfectly packaged easter treat... Read More

Shoppers' pain: Fruit and vege prices drop

Supermarket shoppers are still holding out for savings on fruit and vegetables, after the announcement that prices have fallen. Woolworths New Zealand says... Read More

Better option than 'blood phosphate' fertiliser

New Zealand farms could stop buying 'blood phosphate' and lower their greenhouse gas emissions by getting a common fertiliser from local mines, a report... Read More

'Significant job losses' planned at NZ Post

There will be "significant job losses" at NZ Post as it moves to deliver mail alongside courier parcels. "The way we deliver mail in the future will look... Read More

A warning to supermarket shoppers of loyalty lure

Consumer NZ is warning New Zealanders to be wary of supermarket loyalty schemes, with recent research showing yet again they don't always offer the most competitive... Read More

Winning bid: Māori portrait heads home

A portrait of a Māori man by renowned New Zealand artist Vera Cummings has sold at auction in Lichfield for £1800 - $3800NZD. The oil painting had... Read More

Infracore workers strike for living wage

Seventy-five workers at Rotorua's council-controlled organisation InfraCore who would normally be tending to the city's garden beds and graves were instead waving... Read More

More than 400 jobs may be cut at MOH and MPI

More than 400 jobs could go as the Ministry for Primary Industries and the Ministry of Health look to cut their budgets. The Ministry for Primary Industries... Read More