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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.

Four cost-of-living hacks we gave Frances Cook – and one she gave us

The end of unfair gift card expiry dates is finally here

Credit cards: the best interest rates, fees and rewards in 2026

Image sourced from Consumer NZ's research report, 'Invisible Influence: dark patterns and digital deception in Aotearoa New Zealand'

How online design trickery can nearly double the cost of a holiday

See all deals & savings


Everyday shopping

5 cheap products that actually make parenting easier

Make mornings, car rides, lunchbox-packing, showers and toothbrushing with kids easier with these cheap products – all available in New Zealand.
Image of household appliances

8 of the worst products we've tested

Woman with presents

Trade Me or Marketplace – what’s the best way to sell your stuff online?

Your wins: a crooked couch refund battle with Freedom Furniture

The award no brand wants to win

See all everyday shopping


Food & drink

How to have a good bowel movement

Learn why gut health is important, how to have a good bowel movement, why fibre is the new protein and warning signs that you should visit your GP.

Clooney’s capsules or Pitt’s beans: Which espresso machine is best?

Ready-to-eat soups.

The healthiest soups at the supermarket - and ones to avoid

Best butter in NZ: 12 brands taste-tested

New fridges plp social

How long will food last in the fridge once it is opened?

See all food & drink


Online shopping

5 cheap products that actually make parenting easier

Make mornings, car rides, lunchbox-packing, showers and toothbrushing with kids easier with these cheap products – all available in New Zealand.
Woman with presents

Trade Me or Marketplace – what’s the best way to sell your stuff online?

How accurate are house valuation websites?

Baby playing with toys

NZ's outdated safety laws aren't protecting kids from Temu and Shein risks

Elyse Auckland cover photo.

How to get your money back from 'ghost stores'

See all online shopping


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

Frozen food in supermarket.

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

Chemical structure of lilial.

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

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Supermarkets

a man reviews his supermarket receipts

How to fix NZ’s broken grocery sector

Both the Commerce Commission’s Annual Grocery Report 2025 and Consumer NZ’s research show that the New Zealand grocery sector needs to change.
Ready-to-eat soups.

The healthiest soups at the supermarket - and ones to avoid

Hot cross buns with a small bowl of butter.

Supermarket hot cross buns, ranked best to worst

7 supermarket products that have shrunk in size or quality

The 3 best grocery price comparison tools in New Zealand

See all supermarkets