Four New Zealand companies fined for selling fake souvenirs to tourists

According to scoop.co.nz, four more souvenir companies fined for misleading tourists. Four companies and four individuals have been convicted and fined a total of $601,900 for selling visiting Asian tourists a range of imported alpaca goods as “Made in New Zealand”, and making claims that duvets were 100% alpaca or merino wool when they were not. This is the second tranche of companies being sentenced for breaches of the Fair Trading Act. In March two other companies, Top Sky and Kiwi Wool, and two individuals were convicted and fined a total of $259,000 for similar breaches. Read article