Consumer Affairs Newsletter 2006

• November - In this issue...

  - Putting a fact to the name - the Consumer Affairs Contact Centre
  - OECD releases report on cross-border fraud
  - Happy Birthday to us
  - Fair Trading Act 1986 - 20th Anniversary
  - 30 Years of the Metric System
  - Award from the Governor-General
  - Admission to the Bar
  - Getting in the Festive Spirit
  - New Guide to Aid Policy Analysts
  - Who's new at the Ministry
  - Reorganisation at the Ministry of Economic Development

   

The November 2006 newsletter is available in Adobe Acrobat format (505 KB)
(instructions for obtaining the viewer). 

• July - In this issue...

  - It's a SIN not to have one

  - Global Crackdown on Scammers

  - Ministry Advisor Receives Award in Queen's Birthday Honours

  - Safety with LPG Cabinet Heaters

  - Consumer Representatives Meeting

  - Maori Women's Welfare League

  - On the Road with MAPSS

  - Getting the Right Advice On-Line

The July 2006 newsletter is available in Adobe Acrobat format (593 KB)
(instructions for obtaining the viewer). 

• March - In this issue...

  - The power to switch to a better price for electricity

  - Flaming Good Deals - New proposals for gas supply contracts

  - Is biodiesel the new black?

  - Too good to be true - Protecting yourself against scams

  - U2 Scalped - The ticket scalping debate- Changes to our change - New coins

  - Government invests in review of financial services

  - The day of the Raukura

  - Great expectations survey - Consumers feeling positive about traders

  - Great balls of fire - Unsafe flaming gel recalled
   

The March 2006 newsletter is available in Adobe Acrobat format (862 KB)
(instructions for obtaining the viewer).