A range of mother and baby care products containing a banned ingredient should be withdrawn immediately, says Consumer NZ.

Consumers are not wiling to pay fo sustainable products.

More Americans are now making their own lunch, growing their hair long and catching public transport.

Women, middle-aged people and high-income households are under more financial stress than other New Zealanders, a survey has shown.

Over a third of kiwi households will have to use credit to pay for otherwise unaffordable expenses if the Reserve Bank increases interest rates in the coming months, according to a new survey.

The Commerce Commission has warned people to be careful when being offered holiday vouchers by telemarketers.

Food prices dropped by 2 per cent in the past year - the largest annual fall since records began more than 50 years ago.

A Parnell business is making Ikea products available to Kiwis - at a premium.

Supermarket chain Pak'nSave has again been voted New Zealand's cheapest supermarket, Consumer NZ says.

UK shoppers care more about the price of fresh produce than where it comes from or its environmental impact, research suggests.

The Green Party wants an independent body to oversee a supermarket code of conduct, amid concerns of massive mark-ups.

Prices for some common produce in the Foodtown store in Mt Eden were more expensive than the shop just across the carpark.