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The report on consumer credit law reform in New Zealand by the Consumers' Institute is a welcome contribution toward developing a clear understanding of the issues that need addressing in this area

  • Robyn McDonald
  • Consumer Affairs

The Minister of Consumer Affairs, the Hon Robyn McDonald, welcomed today's announcement from BIC (NZ) that they will introduce a disposable child resistant lighter onto the market later this year.

  • Robyn McDonald
  • Consumer Affairs

The Minister of Consumer Affairs, the Hon Robyn McDonald, welcomed today's announcement from BIC (NZ) that they will introduce a disposable child resistant lighter onto the market later this year.

  • Robyn McDonald
  • Consumer Affairs

Minister of Consumer Affairs Hon Robyn McDonald is pushing ahead to introduce a mandatory safety standard to make disposable cigarette lighters and refillable lighters child-resistant.

  • Robyn McDonald
  • Consumer Affairs

Minister of Consumer Affairs, Hon Robyn McDonald said today she supports the Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Winston Peters' review of competition in the telecommunications industry, including

  • Robyn McDonald
  • Consumer Affairs

Minister of Consumer Affairs Hon Robyn McDonald is pushing ahead to introduce a mandatory safety standard to make disposable cigarette lighters and refillable lighters child-resistant.

  • Robyn McDonald
  • Consumer Affairs

Minister of Consumer Affairs, Hon Robyn McDonald said today she supports the Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Winston Peters' review of competition in the telecommunications industry, including

  • Robyn McDonald
  • Consumer Affairs

Minister of Consumer Affairs, Hon Robyn McDonald, has expressed concern over the impacts on consumers of the merger of the National and Countrywide Banks.

  • Robyn McDonald
  • Consumer Affairs

The Minister of Consumer Affairs, Hon Robyn McDonald, met with Telecom officials this morning at a meeting she called to ascertain from them the state of the management of their telephone systems a

  • Robyn McDonald
  • Consumer Affairs

The Minister of Consumer Affairs, Hon Robyn McDonald, announced that she will seek to amend the Consumer Guarantees Act (CGA) to ensure it applies to all goods and services bought for personal or d

  • Robyn McDonald
  • Consumer Affairs

Consumers will have greater protection from "cowboy" repossession agents thanks to the new Credit (Repossession) Act that comes into force tomorrow, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Hon Robyn McDonald

  • Robyn McDonald
  • Consumer Affairs

The importation of cigarette lighters contained in toy-like containers are irresponsible and dangerous the Minister of Consumer Affairs Robyn McDonald said today.

  • Robyn McDonald
  • Consumer Affairs

The Minister for Senior Citizens, Hon Robyn McDonald said today she was pleased that new legislation announced today by the Minister of Health, will provide greater protection and safety for older

  • Robyn McDonald
  • Consumer Affairs

The Minister of Consumer Affairs, today announced that no changes will be made to the Country of Origin (Clothing and Footwear) Labelling Regulations.

  • Robyn McDonald
  • Consumer Affairs

The Minister of Consumer Affairs, Hon Robyn McDonald today said that she would like to see more New Zealand businesses follow the example set by CLEAR Communications with their achievement of the "

  • Robyn McDonald
  • Consumer Affairs

The Government has decided to vote against the Private Member's Bill - Food (Genetic Modification Information) Amendment Bill 1997.

  • Robyn McDonald
  • Consumer Affairs

The Minister of Consumer Affairs, Hon Robyn McDonald said at the opening session of the Infant Products Safety Forum held today in Wellington that it provided an opportunity for in-depth discussion

  • Robyn McDonald
  • Consumer Affairs

The Minister of Consumer Affairs, Hon Robyn McDonald said that taking consumer advice into communities will ensure that people needing help in dealing with consumer related problems will have easie

  • Robyn McDonald
  • Consumer Affairs

The Minister of Consumer Affairs, Hon Robyn McDonald, today said that the recently released customer contract by Metrowater (New Zealand's first retail water Local Authority Trading Enterprise) was

  • Robyn McDonald
  • Consumer Affairs

The Minister of Consumer Affairs, Hon Robyn McDonald today welcomed the decision by Emmaljunga to agree to modify five of its range of prams.

  • Robyn McDonald
  • Consumer Affairs

The Minister of Consumer Affairs, Hon Robyn McDonald said today that she acknowledged the concerns of child-care organisations Plunket and Barnardo's New Zealand on the lack of mandatory standards

  • Robyn McDonald
  • Consumer Affairs

"The standards of service by Telecom for answering Directory Assistance calls and installing a phone have slipped," said Hon Robyn McDonald, Minister of Consumer Affairs in response to the Telecom

  • Robyn McDonald
  • Consumer Affairs

The Minister of Consumer Affairs, Hon Robyn McDonald today welcomed the recall by The Warehouse of the Tommee Tippee 2-way Deluxe Pram, Model H361.

  • Robyn McDonald
  • Consumer Affairs

The Minister of Consumer Affairs said today that it was essential New Zealand consumers were given an informed choice through proper food labelling for the food they wish to eat.

  • Robyn McDonald
  • Consumer Affairs