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 sellers may be hit with a fine if they can't prove that the electrical goods they are selling are safe.

We bought our daughter a phone from Noel Leeming for Christmas. It then started to not receive texts so we took it back to the store.

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.

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.

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?

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.

A cot on which the sides collapsed has been recalled following at least three complaints.

Parents everywhere want the best for their babies. And millions worldwide will be watching just what Wills and Kate buy and use for baby George.

I bought a cellphone in May, and every time I make a call, it hangs up. It is under warranty but The Warehouse wants to charge me $55 to send it away, which, if it is covered by warranty, I will get back and if not, I won't. Can they charge this fee?

Fancy the chance to try new, free beauty products and tell the world what you think of them?

It is less than a week until the first English Premier League games are broadcast live online instead of on Sky Sport - and some football fans are worried the quality of the picture will be too poor to enjoy.

Helplines are still being flooded with queries from thousands of concerned parents following Fonterra's infant milk contamination scandal.

Kiwi baby formula companies are having orders cancelled in China and contract negotiations with Chinese customers terminated.

Irradiated Australian tomatoes are set to appear on New Zealand shelves but a local lobby group is questioning how consumers will be able to spot them.

More than 80,000 cans of suspect infant formula have been recalled in Hong Kong and a hotline set up by the city's authorities has been fielding hundreds of calls.

Lines company Chorus would benefit and consumers would lose out from Government proposals made at the start of a review of telecommunications law.

Almost two-thirds of children's breakfast cereals contain too much sugar, a survey of brands sold in New Zealand shows.

Frustrated parents have been flooding helplines in a desperate bid for information on which infant formula is safe and some have taken their children to the doctor.

Worried parents have criticised authorities over misinformation about Karicare formula.