March 2008
Finance firm fined over credit contracts
20 March 2008
A consumer finance company which lends almost exclusively to the Tongan community has been fined $37,480, in the Manukau District Court for breaches of the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCF Act) and Fair Trading Act.Relates to: Fair Trading, Consumer Credit
Online car sales not exempt from obligation to display Supplier Information Notices
6 March 2008
A motor vehicle trader who sold hundreds of cars via the online auction website, Trade Me, has been convicted and fined for failing to provide mandatory information about the vehicles to purchasers.
Relates to: Fair Trading
Commerce Commission freezes assets associated with Wings and Wheels over Waikato
6 March 2008
The Commerce Commission today confirmed that it has obtained a court order freezing the assets of Hawker Holdings, airshow.co.nz - Media Limited, airshow.co.nz Limited and Kenneth James Ross.
Relates to: Fair Trading
Fight the scammers. Don't respond. Fraud Awareness Week 3-10 March 2008
3 March 2008
Fraud Awareness Week starts today and the Commerce Commission and the Ministry of Consumer Affairs are warning consumers that scammers are out to seduce and deceive them.
Relates to: Fair Trading
