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Check for button batteries this Christmas
11 December 2023
New Zealand families are being urged to check for button batteries when they’re doing their Christmas shopping.
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'Pause before you Pay' this Black Friday
22 November 2023
Kiwis are being urged to pause before they pay this Black Friday by MBIE’s Consumer Protection team in order to avoid falling victim to scammers. -
Kiwis lose $200 million to scams
08 November 2023
Figures provided by the major banks to Consumer Protection for Fraud Awareness Week show almost two hundred million dollars was lost to scams in the last year. -
The New Zealand Consumer Survey is conducted every two years by MBIE’s Consumer Protection team.