June 2006
Parallel importer snapped over price discrepancies
19 June 2006
An Auckland parallel importer was fined $3,000 in the Auckland District Court on Thursday for advertising digital cameras at cheaper prices than they were available in store.Relates to: Fair Trading
Kathmandu finds out the true cost of sale items
19 June 2006
Kathmandu was fined $28,000 plus costs in the Auckland District Court today for breaching the Fair Trading Act by advertising goods as being "on sale" when they had been available at the discounted price for months prior to the sale and, in some cases, when they were also available at the same "sale" price afterwards.Relates to: Fair Trading
Air New Zealand fined $600,000 for misleading customers, agrees move to all-inclusive advertising
16 June 2006
Air New Zealand has been ordered to pay $600,000 in fines and nearly $65,000 in costs after the Commerce Commission prosecuted the airline for misleading customers about the real price of its airfares.Relates to: Fair Trading
Organic means 100% organic, and fresh means 100% fresh
15 June 2006
In the second case of its kind, an Auckland butcher has been fined for falsely labelling products as certified organic when they were not.Relates to: Fair Trading
