New Zealand Herald - Beck Vass http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Content for Beck Vass en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:20:14 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz New Zealand Herald - Beck Vass http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/beck-vass/headlines.cfm?a_id=337 Activists call for Curtin to be suspended The Commerce Commission has limited the responsibilities of embattled commissioner Donal Curtin after fresh allegations relating to his personal role as an investment adviser. But an investment activist group says the commission's... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/beck-vass/news/article.cfm?a_id=337&objectid=10630993&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:18 +1200 Cheaper 'cheapest' flight upsets tourist An Irishman on a working holiday in New Zealand is urging travellers to shop around after he asked a travel agent for the cheapest flights from Auckland to New York - and then found a rival agent who beat the quote by nearly $450. Gerard... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/beck-vass/news/article.cfm?a_id=337&objectid=10630253&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:00:10 +1200 12 years old and playing for New Zealand Before most girls her age have even begun resisting their wake-up call for school, North Shore schoolgirl Lydia Ko is well into her daily training regime of stretching, skipping or running. And the 12-year-old golfing prodigy's... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/beck-vass/news/article.cfm?a_id=337&objectid=10630274&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 Consumers go online to gripe at bad service Have you got a complaint about customer services? Join the queue - or maybe a Facebook group - to vent your rage. Harvest Wholefoods, in West Lynn, is one of the latest victims, with a 25-member Facebook group called "Grey Lynn... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/beck-vass/news/article.cfm?a_id=337&objectid=10629800&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:00:08 +1200 Weight Watchers backs McDonald's light options It seems like an unlikely alliance, but Weight Watchers has backed three items on McDonald's menu. From today, New Zealand McDonald's branches are offering three meals that each add up to 6.5 Weight Watchers' points. The meals,... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/beck-vass/news/article.cfm?a_id=337&objectid=10629561&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:00:08 +1200 Service station convenience comes at cost Convenience or low prices? That's the choice you have to make when you choose your local service station over the supermarket. An unscientific survey conducted by the Herald yesterday showed that buying grocery items from... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/beck-vass/news/article.cfm?a_id=337&objectid=10629367&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 Angry with Telecom? We'll pay break fee, says Vodafone Vodafone will today announce a fresh offensive to capitalise on Telecom's ongoing woes. Paul Brislen, Vodafone spokesman, said the company would refund any Telecom customers penalised for switching mobile phone providers. Under... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/beck-vass/news/article.cfm?a_id=337&objectid=10628823&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +1200 Nailing down polish rip-offs Some nail salons are accused of duping customers by filling expensive-looking polish bottles with cheap brands. One international company is sending "mystery shoppers" to get their fingernails painted, then forensically testing... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/beck-vass/news/article.cfm?a_id=337&objectid=10628825&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:00:20 +1200 Damage to Telecom brand compared with Woods Bad publicity over Telecom's fault-ridden XT network is on a par with the fallout from Tiger Woods' extra-marital affairs, an advertising and marketing expert says. Others in the public relations industry contacted by the Herald... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/beck-vass/news/article.cfm?a_id=337&objectid=10628577&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:00:00 +1200 XT failures grounds for customers to leave network Customers wanting to get out of Telecom XT contracts may have grounds to do so - but only if they have been the victim of repeated faults in the network. "It depends on how many outages they've suffered," Consumer NZ chief executive... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/beck-vass/news/article.cfm?a_id=337&objectid=10628134&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:00:00 +1200