With innovations like digital wallets and payment apps rapidly transforming the New Zealand payments market, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is asking if the rules for payment services are still fit for purpose.
In May 2026, the Government introduced the Fair Trading Amendment Bill to provide a strong deterrent for unfair and misleading conduct, introduced a new ‘safe harbour’ statutory defence to support the takedown of scam websites and makes changes to enable product safety standards to be kept up to date.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has been notified that a voluntary recall is underway for recall of EC Rainbow Sand (1.3kg) and Creatistics – Coloured Sand (1kg) due to potential asbestos contamination
Our Consumer Protection team report quarterly on New Zealand's consumer issues landscape.
This study followed a group of over 1,000 adult New Zealanders from March 2021 to March 2022 to track changes in consumer concerns, attitudes and experiences.
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