Shopping

Smart shopping means finding value, avoiding scams, and knowing your rights whether you're buying online, in supermarkets, or at the local shops. Our advice helps you shop confidently and protect yourself from misleading claims.

Deals & savings

Consumer Recommended deals

We track and record prices for the best products in the market that we’ve tested - here are the best price drops.

5 expensive products that tanked in our tests

Could ‘smart hot water’ lower your power bill?

True or false? Bundled power and broadband deals are cheaper

The new Club+ vs Everyday Rewards: Which supermarket loyalty card is better?

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Everyday shopping

26 pricing errors in one grocery shop

What to do if you’re overcharged for groceries at a New Zealand supermarket.

9 of the best things to buy at Kmart

8 products that get near-perfect scores

Product trends we love … and loathe

The Fine Print: Foodstuffs’ Club+ card

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Food & drink

26 pricing errors in one grocery shop

What to do if you’re overcharged for groceries at a New Zealand supermarket.

Review: Bunnings’ $99 electric pizza oven

8 things you shouldn’t cook in an air fryer

The new Club+ vs Everyday Rewards: Which supermarket loyalty card is better?

New Zealanders stretched by food costs want tougher action on supermarket pricing

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Online shopping

Why is this recalled toy still available online?

Recalled Squeezy Dumplings toys available in NZ on AliExpress.

Kiwibank customers paying extra for Airbnb, Spotify and more

The Fine Print: What’s behind Trade Me’s move to scrap success fees?

9 of the best things to buy at Kmart

Product trends we love … and loathe

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Packaging, labelling & advertising

Are Snoozu’s 'money-back guarantees' really what they seem?

Pillow company Snoozu offers customers a 60-day money-back guarantee – but customers say the guarantee is useless once the packaging is opened and the pillows are used.

Health star ratings step closer to becoming mandatory on packaged foods

7 supermarket products that have shrunk in size or quality

Why some frozen foods don't need a use-by or best-before date

Lilial is now banned in cosmetics, so why is it still everywhere?

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Supermarkets

5 questions with our CEO

Consumer NZ chief executive Jon Duffy has contributed a chapter to the bestselling new book Facing Up to Our Future: Challenges and Choices for New Zealand.

26 pricing errors in one grocery shop

Consumer NZ says loyalty data for grocery discounts could push supermarket prices even higher

Which NZ supermarket has the cheapest groceries in 2026?

The Fine Print: Foodstuffs’ Club+ card

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