Jon Duffy
School holidays flights 167% more expensive
Consumer NZ tracked a series of return flights for a family of 4 over 18 weeks to see what happened to prices during school holidays. Turns out, according to Consumer, flights in the school holidays… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 22 October 2024
In today's episode, former Green MP Darleen Tana has officially been ejected from Parliament. A group of young people who were protesting on the roof of a youth justice facility in South Auckland have… Audio
Consumer's inaugural 'Yeah Nah Awards'
The consumer watchdog has revealed the most disappointing businesses, products and services uncovered by its experts this year. Consumer's inaugural Yeah, Nah Awards highlight the worst of the worst… Audio
A jarring return to media Earth for Air NZ
Air NZ has often had an easy ride from our media. But with domestic airfares spiking, that's starting to change.
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A jarring return to media Earth for Air NZ
Air NZ has often had an easy ride from our media. But with domestic airfares spiking, that's starting to change.
AudioMidday Report Essentials for Tuesday 23 July 2024
On today's episode, the Maritime Union says their members who work on the ferries are anxious about the end of life ships, Health New Zealand's new commissioner says the organisation's reset will have… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 18 July
On today's episode, the Defence Force is freezing pay, cutting civilian jobs, and stopping some of its programmes - as it grapples with a budget shortfall of $130 million, fares for some Air New… Audio
Consumer NZ finds big price rises for Air NZ flights
Fares for some Air New Zealand flights have surged by up to three hundred per cent in the past five years according to Consumer NZ. It found in one case, a last minute booking of a return flight to… Audio
Consumer NZ responds to people driving out of town for cheaper fuel
Consumer NZ CEO Jon Duffy speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about people living in one region and driving to a nearby town to get petrol as it is cheaper and some advice to people dealing with this issue. Audio
Consumer NZ on Northland power cut fall out
Transpower chief executive Alison Andrew confirmed yesterday that the power pylon that fell last Thursday, cutting power to most of Northland, was caused by contractors carrying out routine… Audio
Millions of Ticketmaster users worldwide potentially caught in
More than half a billion Ticketmaster customers across the world may have been caught up in a massive data breach. Audio
Fair Go airs last episode
Last night was the final episode of Fair Go, one night after long-running current affairs show Sunday also finished up - both shows the victim of cost-cutting at TVNZ. Consumer New Zealand chief… Audio
Commerce Commission wins legal battle against Viagogo
The Commerce Commission has won a long-running legal battle against the ticket reseller Viagogo, which repeatedly misled New Zealanders about its status as an official ticket outlet. Chief Executive… Audio
Consumer wants microscope put over Air NZ fares
Air New Zealand's ramping up domestic airfares from tomorrow. Last week the National carrier warned travel agents that all existing bookings need to be ticketed by midnight, to avoid any price… Audio
Consumer advocates on state of NZ's banking sector
Consumer advocates say a muscled up Kiwibank is no silver bullet to fix the country's banking sector.
A draft Commerce Commission report has found a lack of competition in the personal banking sector… Audio
Consumer NZ calls for fair pricing on domestic travel
Consumer NZ is calling for fair pricing for domestic air travel. On Thursday, Air New Zealand Chief Executive Greg Foran told Checkpoint the airline has begun to raise domestic fares in response to… Audio
Consumer NZ on Woolworths' new loyalty card
The recently rebranded Woolworths is also revamping its loyalty programme, claiming customers will benefit from targeted ads based on information collected about them.
Everyday Rewards is replacing… Audio
NZ's two major supermarket groups investigated over pricing
The pricing and promotional practices at the country's two major supermarket groups are to be the focus of an investigation opened by the Commerce Commission.
The consumer watchdog is responding to a… Audio
Claims Z Energy has misled NZers with advertising
Z Energy is being taken to court over claims it has breached the Fair Trading Act by misleading New Zealanders.
According to the Statement of Claim filed by Consumer NZ inc, Lawyers for Climate… Audio
Call for banks to fast-track account name matching
Consumer rights advocates want banks to fast-track account name matching to help stave off an increasing number of scams. But how easy is it? Audio
