Predatory behaviour of some private parking companies "cannot continue", says Faafoi.

Used car sellers are also banned from selling any affected vehicles within the country.

Both consumer watchdogs and staff within the industry have welcomed regulation.

The Government has signalled regulation is on the cards for the contentious practice

COMMENT: Some motorists have ignored five recall letters - can't blame the Govt for that.

Confusion and frustration about insurance policy has prompted the Government review.

About 20 children a year end up in Starship Hospital after swallowing button batteries.

The AA says clamping while someone is in the car "smacks of revenue raising".

The new Government is being urged to move quickly on better wheel clamping regulations.

Momentum is building against cowboy clampers as Auckland's mayor rejoins the fight.

The government is changing rules to the insolvency regime to prevent people convicted of tax evasion or other serious forms of knowledge-based criminal offending becoming practitioners.

COMMENT: It is one thing to toughen the law, but it needs to be properly enforced.

Phone scammers are promising tax refunds and "government grants" to dupe people into revealing personal and financial details.

The Government is reviewing a voluntary code of conduct for wheel-clamping, which Labour and the Automobile Association want made mandatory, with a maximum $50 fee.

More than 30 Russell Brand fans have been forced to forfeit their purchases or pay full price after accidentally being sold $13 tickets for the comedian's Auckland show.

Decades-old laws covering door to door sales laws are set to change later this year.

A law firm is warning real estate agents that new consumer law changes mean they'll need evidence to back up claims made about properties.

Does a country of 4.4m really need 28 ministers - 20 in Cabinet and eight outside?