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<i>Wendyl Wants to Know:</i> Heaps of extras keep coffee addicts purring
Every week, Wendyl Nissen takes a readily available packaged food item and decodes what the label tells you about its contents.
![Cold-calling scammers a rising threat](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Cold-calling scammers a rising threat
Internet watchdog Netsafe is warning of cold-calling scammers ramping up attacks on New Zealand computer users.
![Fish price hard to swallow](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Fish price hard to swallow
We might be surrounded by sea but Kiwis continue to pay top dollar for one of our most bountiful resources - fish.
![Methven fined $50,000 for misleading customers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Methven fined $50,000 for misleading customers
Methven has admitted nine breaches of the Fair Trading Act for misleading consumers about water savings from its showers.
![Complaints roll in to watchdog on GST-rip offs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Complaints roll in to watchdog on GST-rip offs
More than 30 people have complained to the Commerce Commission that businesses are using GST as an excuse to charge higher prices.
![More and less as the tax rules change](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
More and less as the tax rules change
Most Kiwis will get more money in their pockets from Friday, when the Government's tax cuts take effect.
![Do you think firms have used the GST rise as an excuse to lift prices?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Do you think firms have used the GST rise as an excuse to lift prices?
Will businesses take advantage of Friday's rise in GST from 12.5pc to 15pc?
![Majority expect big GST impact on household spending - survey](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Majority expect big GST impact on household spending - survey
Businesses are concerned that the GST rise will dampen down already weak consumer confidence.
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Fair Go's Kevin Milne leaving TVNZ
TVNZ has announced Fair Go stalwart Kevin Milne is leaving the broadcaster after the the show's season ends later this year.