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The problem with online shopping
Have you bought a pretty frock, or maybe some designer boots, online recently? You may well be driving other New Zealanders out of business. But should you be feeling guilty about it, or celebrating the joys of internet shopping? Viva investigates.
Auckland's best vintage and designer bargain stores
Bronwyn Sell finds inexpensive designerwear — after a fashion — in inner-city Auckland.
Shopping channel hopes for half a million Kiwi women
NZ's new shopping channel reckons it'll get 600,000 viewers a week. That's more than this year's MasterChef final.
Shelley Bridgeman: Fooled by skinny mirrors
Shelley Bridgeman cautions for buyers to beware of duplicitous skinny mirrors.
We're saving more, but not shopping around: Report
New Zealanders are saving more than they were less than two years ago but are missing out on deals by not shopping around, says one bank.
Spending down as Kiwis enjoy April holidays
A combination of three national holidays, and five Sundays and Mondays in April saw spending decline.
Wendyl Nissen: Self-serve, or self-serving?
It's better to linger in the supermarket queue, decides Wendyl Nissen.
Buy, sell, deranged: The madness of online auctions
A self-confessed latecomer to the world of online auctioneering, Greg Dixon discovers Trade Me offers more than a market for unwanted goods, it’s entertainment too.