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Sasha Borissenko: Supermarket reforms - is that it?

OPINION: New grocery code has fewer loosey-goosey contracts, but little else.

How long should your household appliances really last? Consumer NZ reveals all

Consumer watchdogs reveal your oven should last about 15 years.

Grocery Code of Conduct launched: Big fines on the cards over supplier treatment

Govt calling time on the coercive behaviour of the big supermarket chains.

Sick puppy: Dog breeder to pay up after selling canine with bad knees

The pet puppy was not of ‘acceptable quality', a tribunal has found.

How many Kiwis live in retirement villages owned by the 'big six' operators?

Areas have been identified where NZ populations of those aged 75-plus are growing fastest.

Agriculture and trade: MPI chief on new markets and priorities

Consumer preferences will change, providing new market opportunities

How the middle-class consumer is adapting to rising living costs

Financial Times: Inflation, interest rates hit spending power, but impact unevenly spread.

New wage growth stats: How did your pay rise stack up?

Income growth for wage and salary earners remains strong, says Stats NZ.

Pensioner fights Foodstuffs over milk bottle handle removal: 'Not the only one'

Foodstuffs says it's better for the environment. Arthritis NZ is in June Clark's corner.

Govt refrains from making grocery giants sell supermarkets - for now

Cabinet to keep work on supermarket divestment 'in reserve'.

Retail spending reinforces expectations for economic downturn

Spending in June showed a small bounce-back after last month's slump.

Huge increase in cost of fruit and veges, new data shows

Food prices still rising faster than any time since 1980s.

Family refused refund after claims $135k Audi 'unsafe'

The family car has mould and corrosion and has been flagged as damaged by NZTA.

Rogue robotic vacuum cleaner's rampage causes $3.5k in damage

The expensive vacuum went rogue after being left to its own devices.

DoorDash arrives in Auckland: Where you'll be able to use the app

Big competition for UberEats as DoorDash offers a month of free delivery.

China’s ‘scary’ Amazon killer: The shopping app taking over the internet

Spending on Temu could hit $10b this year– a sum it took Amazon 12 years to hit.