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Too many products are easier to throw away than fix – NZ consumers deserve a ‘right to repair’

By Alexandra Sims, Associate Professor in Commericial Law, University of Auckland
Trish O'Sullivan, Senior lecturer, School of Accountancy, Massey University

Manufacturers have too much legal freedom to sell products that don’t last or are hard to repair. It’s time local law caught up with global efforts to address this environmental and consumer issue.

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