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Some festive season tips for consumers.

The government has banned the sale of unsafe rubber hot water bottles, following a number of recent incidents where hot water bottles perished or leaked.

Consumer Affairs Minister Judith Tizard is urging parents to be vigilant with children around heaters, following a recent incident of a child sustaining severe burns when his pyjamas caught fire.

Trans-Tasman GM-labelling guidelines are the aim of a new discussion paper

New Zealand businesses and consumers have been invited to comment on a proposed reform of the Australian product safety system.

New regulations will make it easier for credit providers and consumers to comply with the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003.

A two-year memorandum of understanding that further strengthens the relationship between government and the CAB has been signed.

It appears that the emergence of new housing buy-back schemes appear to have been halted.

Budget 2004 provided more funding so consumers can continue to transact with confidence.

Barbara Kingsbury Memorial Lecture as part of Citizen’s Advice Bureau Awareness Week, Hamilton.

March 15 is World Consumer Rights Day, a day when the basic rights of all consumers are promoted and recognised.

The Malaysian Minister of Consumer Affairs and Domestic Trade is visiting New Zealand this week to discuss a range of consumer, intellectual property and other business issues.

Applications for the new Motor Vehicle Traders Register are rolling in, says Consumer Affairs Minister Judith Tizard.

The recent passage of the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act will reduce compliance costs for business as well as benefiting consumers.