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A man accused of attacking multiple strangers with a knife during a rampage on the North Shore this year has been found fit to stand trial. The 41-year-old
Vodafone NZ and the Commerce Commission both say they'll appeal a $2.5 million fine over the telco's historic FibreX marketing. The regulator says the fi
Police officer on trial allegedly kicked pregnant ex-wife (Photo / 123rf) Warning: Disturbing content The ex-wife of a police officer on trial said he called her "a useless woman" who couldn't hold on to a baby when she had a miscarriage just days after he allegedly kicked her in the stomach. The woman told a jury she felt "belittled" and had to undergo surgery. "[He] left for a long period of time and left me to deal with the grief and to look after the boys," she said while giving evidence at Auckland District Court. The officer, who has name suppression, is facing seven charges of family v...
Saturday, 1 May 2021, 2:27 pm Vodafone’s FibreX service was in the news this week. What is the story behind the Fair Trading Act court case? At the Auckland District Court Judge Pippa Sinclair found Vodafone guilty of nine Fair Trading Act charges over its FibreX brand. Sentencing will take place later this year. The judge said she found the branding and advertising was liable to mislead customers into thinking FibreX was a fibre-to-the-home service. In this case, the branding is the name: FibreX. To a causal observer, the name suggests it is a fibre broadband product. As we shall see lat...
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Vodafone appeal possible on FibreX 'guilty of misleading customers' decision 28 Apr, 2021 09:42 PM 3 minutes to read Fibre X promoted at a Vodafone store in the Wellington CBD in October 2017. Photo / Chris Keall Fibre X promoted at a Vodafone store in the Wellington CBD in October 2017. Photo / Chris Keall The long-running Vodafone NZ-Commerce Commission dispute over the telco's historic "Fibre X" branding campaign could have further to run. Read More But a spokeswoman for the telco would not rule out an appeal, at this point. "We're currently digesting the verdict and determining next steps...