NZ's aviation experts are closely watching American moves to allow electronic devices to be used on planes during take-off and landing.

I've often wondered whether I'm getting the best meat deal so I went shopping for a basket of meat aimed at a family of four to do a price comparison.

More people are complaining to authorities after buying vehicles online and unseen - only to find they are not what is advertised or there are serious faults with them.

They gained publicity money couldn't buy, but NZ's Dragons' Den contestants say the only reason their businesses are still operating five years on is their own hard work and energy.

Q: I was in Freedom Furniture's Newmarket store and saw a table with an advertised price, which I decided to buy.

Consumers shelling out as much as $30 for an LED lightbulb are being caught out by a lack of regulation.

Do you dread getting your photos developed? Don't. It's getting easier by the year.

Better drivers may soon be paying lower insurance premiums than those who escape crashes only through sheer luck.

Life has never been so good for discerning fashion shoppers. Online shopping makes even the most obscure brands accessible.

A more cautious attitude towards spending on the part of households is evident in the latest Westpac McDermott Miller quarterly survey of consumer confidence.

Chickens are increasingly common in suburban gardens but many owners are unaware of the potential dangers of their pets.

Need tickets to the Justin Bieber concert? Auckland Marathon? Or even the All Whites match on November 20?

A popular natural insecticide is being forced to change its labels after a woman's dog got so sick it could barely move because of the spray.

A key document in the second-hand car sales process will be changed after problems were highlighted in a Herald investigation.

Victoria Park Market shopowners have hired a lawyer in a fiery dispute with the well-known shopping centre's developers and managers.

This week, I spent more than two hours of valuable time trying to find the right pair of Nike or adidas soccer boots in the right size and the right colour.

Trade Me doesn't jump out as the place to buy your groceries.

Irradiated tomatoes are on shop shelves, but some customers and even retailers are still unaware that they have been treated.

Christchurch mechanic Damien Hope was changing the energy-saving lightbulb when it broke in his hands. Fearing mercury poisoning, he ushered his children out of the house while his wife searched the internet to find out what to do.

Isn't the weekly food shop a drag? Whingeing children, supermarkets that move the products you like, misleading sales, and the eventual decapitation of your bank balance at the checkout.

Banks could be forced to allow customers to take their account number with them when they shift to a new bank, in the same way customers can take their cellphone number with them when they move telcos.

Pre-pay mobile phone users are reaping the benefits of a price war described by Telecom chief executive Simon Moutter as "a bit of a bloodbath".

A popular food outlet drawing growing numbers of customers through social media is in a battle to stay afloat after falling foul of Auckland Council rules.

My Slingshot issues have been mostly technical - trouble getting on to a website, disconnecting with the server and hopelessly slow.

Buying supermarket own-brand products may save you money - but often means choosing something not made in New Zealand.

I don't shop in the "sales". That's because it's much better to wait for "clearance". Why get a 10 per cent or 20 per cent discount?