Safety improvements for button batteries needed
About 20 children a year end up in Starship Hospital after swallowing button batteries.
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Two Auckland motorists clamped while in their cars
The AA says clamping while someone is in the car "smacks of revenue raising".
Govt urged to act quickly on wheel clamping
The new Government is being urged to move quickly on better wheel clamping regulations.
Standards NZ is not keeping us safe
COMMENT: New Zealand is not enforcing its building standards strongly enough.
Firms under fire for fast house deals
Government eyes tougher regulations on companies that specialise in private home deals.
Goff joins crackdown on clamping
Momentum is building against cowboy clampers as Auckland's mayor rejoins the fight.
Tax crims to be banned from insolvency work
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.
Paul Goldsmith: Credit law helps stamp out predatory lenders
COMMENT: It is one thing to toughen the law, but it needs to be properly enforced.
Scammers promise financial bonus
Phone scammers are promising tax refunds and "government grants" to dupe people into revealing personal and financial details.
Govt eyes clampdown on clamping
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.
Brand fans forced to give up $13 tickets
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.
Door-knock, telemarketing sales laws change
Decades-old laws covering door to door sales laws are set to change later this year.
Watch what you say - law firm warns real estate agents
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.
Brian Fallow: Does NZ really need 28 ministers?
Does a country of 4.4m really need 28 ministers - 20 in Cabinet and eight outside?
Inside Money: Where sharks swim free (and unregistered)
It was heartening to read Simon Power's apparent change of heart on the loan shark issue.