December 2004
Tis the season for scams - Commission bah humbugs chain letters, horse-betting, lottery schemes and text hoaxes
23 December 2004
The Commerce Commission is warning consumers to be wary of offers that seem too good to be true - because they probably are.
Relates to: Fair Trading
Saatchi & Saatchi convicted for misleading advertising
17 December 2004
Saatchi & Saatchi Limited was fined $6,000 in the Wellington District Court today, after pleading guilty to breaching the Fair Trading Act in relation to an advertisement prepared for Telecom New Zealand Limited promoting a Telecom homeline/Sky TV package. The advertisement appeared in The Evening Post and The Press newspapers on 5 February 2002.
Relates to: Fair Trading
$15,000 fines for 'Trade Register' company and director
15 December 2004
A company that targeted over 17,500 tradespeople throughout New Zealand inviting them to sign up to the New Zealand Trade Register, has been fined $10,500 plus $910 costs for making misleading claims under the Fair Trading Act. Its sole director, Gary John Solah has also been fined $4,500 plus $3260 costs.
Relates to: Fair Trading
Vegetarian sausage manufacturer pleads guilty to Fair Trading Act breach
10 December 2004
Auckland-based vegetarian small goods manufacturer Bean Supreme Limited has pleaded guilty to breaching the Fair Trading Act and been fined $4,250 plus costs for representing vegetarian sausages as 'GMO Free' and 'Non GM' when they contained traces of GM soy.
Relates to: Fair Trading
