May 1999
Hill & Stewart's second Fair Trading conviction this year: disclose all costs of credit
30 May 1999
The second Fair Trading Act conviction this year for retail chain Hill & Stewart Appliances Limited is a warning to all businesses offering hire purchase agreements: if they advertise interest rates they must show all additional costs.Relates to: Fair Trading
Court imposes highest fine to date and highest possible compensation order against Lisa Morton in pyramid case
28 May 1999
The Napier District Court today imposed a total fine of $ 30,000 and the highest compensation order a District Court can make, $200,000, when it sentenced Lisa Sharon Morton for running two pyramid schemes.Relates to: Fair Trading
Lisa Morton convicted of pyramid selling
6 May 1999
Judge Adeane convicted Lisa Morton in the Napier District Court this afternoon on two charges laid under section 24 of the Fair Trading Act 1986 for promoting two pyramid schemes, Joker 88 and Liberty Group Bonds.Relates to: Fair Trading
"Gluten free" bread mix contained gluten
5 May 1999
As part of a settlement with the Commerce Commission NZ Bakels Limited will relabel its "Gluten Free Bread Mix" and write to all its clients because the mix contains gluten.Relates to: Fair Trading
