Hon Heather Roy speech to the Combined Ministry of Consumer Affairs Stakeholders meeting; Ministry of Economic Development, Bowen St, Wellington; Monday, November 30 2009.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Minister of Consumer Affairs Heather Roy today released the National Consumer Survey 2009 - a survey of consumer awareness, experience and perceptions, and consumer legislation conducted from June-August and involving 1,000 face-to-face interviews with New Zealanders aged 18 and over.

The July viewership figures from AGB NMR show once again that TVNZ's news and current affairs programmes have by far the most viewers - that's total viewers aged over 5 years across the whole of NZ.

Christchurch, July 9 NZPA - New Zealand's first majority jury verdict is set to be appealed by Dieter Rudolf Bedenknecht who was convicted on Friday of being an on-line auction cheat.

Christchurch, July 3 NZPA - In what is believed to be New Zealand's first majority verdict, a jury has found Dieter Rudolf Bedenknecht guilty of being an on-line auction cheat.

The law was only changed last week to allow juries to return verdicts where one member was dissenting.

Long running TV show, Fair Go marks another milestone tonight when its most famous face celebrates 25 years on the show.