August 2000
Fifth furniture retailer convicted in five months: $7,260 fines and costs, "leather lounge suites" were vinyl and leather
31 August 2000
Commerce Commission action in the furniture industry continued today, when the Christchurch District Court ordered Garry Brian McCone and Stephen Jack Brian, who trade as Christchurch Auctions, to pay fines and costs totalling $7,260 for breaching the Fair Trading Act.Relates to: Fair Trading
Commission continues action on food promotions: New World corrective ads, "beef sausages" were mutton
28 August 2000
Commerce Commission action against allegedly false claims about food continued today, with Thorndon Supermarket Limited, which trades as Thorndon New World, publishing corrective advertising what it had called "beef" sausages were made from mutton.Relates to: Fair Trading
More Commission action against car dealers: Mitsubishi dealer fined $3,000 for misleading claims about prices of new cars
15 August 2000
Commerce Commission action against misleading claims by car dealers continued today with Christchurch Mitsubishi dealer, Landseer Motor Investments Limited trading as Donnithorne Simms being fined $3,000 for making misleading claims about the prices of new cars.Relates to: Fair Trading
Website scam: Auckland District Court imposes $4,120 fines and costs
2 August 2000
The Auckland District Court today fined Neil Jeffrey Crozier and Suzie Dianna Crowe a total of $3,600, plus $520 costs, for breaching the Fair Trading Act by making false claims that businesses needed the services of the website and e-mail addresses created by Mr Crozier and Ms Crowe.Relates to: Fair Trading
