Rights of Consumers and Responsibilities of Producers

The Fair Trading Act is the act that asks of producers that they give correct product and service information before the selling of a product or service. The Commerce Commision is New Zealand's regulatory, competition and consumer agency. They play an important role in New Zealand's markets, making sure the markets are competitive and that consumers are well informed of their rights and are protected when it comes to those rights. Only the consumer is responsible for the buying of the product and only the consumer can report the producer/s and take legal action. The Fair Trading Act applies to every aspect of a trade and either end of the deal, the producers or the consumer/s.

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The acts of compliance obligations apply to producers and consumers if they intend to deceive the other end of the trading chain. For example, a consumer using a product after purchase and conning the producer into getting a refund, or a brand new product, through the producer's compliance obligations. Compliance obligations do not only if you intend either side of the trading chain, it depends on the producer's policy, but, if you buy a product without realizing and attempt to return it, it is their obligation, depending on their policy, that they refund or give you a different model of the product you purchased. The business, when dealing with a consumer trying to return or swap a product must put themselves in the shoes of that consumer and think of what they would want and how would like it conveyed or delivered. The commerce commision is obliged to support a consumer in reporting or charging a producer shall they sell a faulty or falsely advertised product.



When reporting a business you can go to a range of different sites such as https://comcom.govt.nz and report a business through their complaint form or you could call them through this phone number, 0800 943 600 or email contact@comcom.govt.nz with your concerns about a certain producer. 

Bibliography
 - https://comcom.govt.nz/business/your-obligations-as-a-business
 - https://comcom.govt.nz/consumers/your-rights-as-a-consumer
 - https://comcom.govt.nz/consumers
 - https://comcom.govt.nz/consumers/your-rights-as-a-consumer/enforcing-your-rights-and-dispute-resolution
 - https://www.consumerprotection.govt.nz/general-help/laws-policies/fair-trading-act/

"My shoulders are f***ing delicious" - Hollie McNish

On Thursday the 30th of August, I went with a group of year nines, tens and elevens to a writers workshop down at the University of Canterbury site. I went down with my fellow year nines and friends Samantha, Molly, Jay, Rheanna, Jaime, Chloe, Brayden, Nathan and Dylan. We sat through two separate lectures after arriving, the first was with Laurie Winkless, who was talking about her career as Science Writer, there wasn't advice I could take away from her lecture except for these things, these are not her exact words, they are just how I interpreted them.

 - Write about things you know about and things you want to know about.

 - If readers think critically and feed you advice and their thoughts, you know how you could improve.

 - You will never be universally liked. There will always be people who don't like your work, they don't matter. Do it for you and the people who do like your work.

 - Whatever you write, make it your own words.

After the lecture, we were free to explore the university grounds for some time and we decided to go the cafe across from the lecture hall. leading in all the universities shops in that area were gathered to resemble a mall. We stayed there for around five minutes before going to explore their TEN STORY library. I took this photo with a statue, the artist was named Donald Patterson and the statues name was Jubilee Sculpture. No, we did not meet them. I took a photo of the information that was next to the sculpture.

After our adventure, we went back to the lecture hall for a second session, except this time we talked to three different people.

The first person who spoke was a woman named Hollie McNish, she's a poet and she writes about herself, her daughter and everything around her. "My shoulders are f***ing delicious." was the first line of one the few poems she read to us, all of the poems she read to us were from her book 'Nobody Told Me'.

The second person to speak was another woman who was named Juno Dawson, she is an author and read a chapter of one of her newer books, titled 'Clean'. She also read through the episode of Doctor Who she got to write herself, which she said would be coming out next year.




The third person to talk was a man named Omar Bin Musa, he is an author, rapper and poet. He rapped through the song he wrote named 'Play On.' I have a video here of him talking/rapping through his song 'Play On'.

What am I learning?

From going to this workshop I have learnt about author's and poet's struggles as they wrote about both themselves and others. I have learnt that writing is not restricted to creative or narrative writing, there is science writing, journal writing, document writing and so many other ways you can interpret a single job, such as a writer.

How does this work show my learning?

It shows that I know I have learnt these things and really cared enough about writing to want to write about it myself and talk about other's experiences and learnings through it?

What am I wondering?

Does everyone who can write a good book have a past that they can reflect on and take into consideration when writing creatively?

Fair Go Ad Awards is a Go!!!

What are we doing for Music?

This term for Music we are creating an Advertisement to enter in the Fair Go Ad Awards competition. We are writing an original jingle and we are going to film it all ourselves, we will be advertising Hornby as a location.
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What is your job?

My job is to write a letter to our principal to request permission to leave our school's grounds and other things among that. I am also doing this job all alone.

How will you ensure that this is successful?

I will check over this with my teacher and have others go over and check it before I send it off to him.

What am I learning?

I am learning about how advertisements contribute to the selling of a product or location.

How does this work show my learning?

It shows my learning because this shows what I have learnt about needing to advertise products which will contribute to my up and coming third year of Business and Enterprise.

What am I wondering?

Will writing this letter and actually starring in the ad be my only contribution? Or will I be able to help in another way?

An average Māori Lunar Month

Through this work, I am learning all about my countries history and how the Māori people survived before the Europeans came and colonized the Māori peoples land. This teaches us how organized the people were and how they adapted to the land's way of working to make it work for them. 

Year 9 Home Economics

Practical 6/8/18

We have done two recipes since we have started food tech, Savoury Bread Cases and Chicken Stir Fry. We, unfortunately, only have a photo of my group with our chicken stir fry. I'm on the left, Nadia is in the middle and Molly is on the other end.

Health And Safety 10/8/18

What is the difference between Hygiene and Personal Safety?

Hygiene means to keep yourself and your food clean and healthy to eat, while personal safety means to make sure that you don't get yourself hurt while using a knife or another utensil.

How have we demonstrated these so far in our first two practicals this term?

We have demonstrated keeping hygienic by washing our hands before and after practicals, also after handling raw meats like chicken, we have also shown how we can keep hygienic by using the right knife with the right chopping board and wiping down our tables before and after practicals.

We have demonstrated personal safety by carrying knives by our sides when we take them to and from our tables, we have also kept our eye on the elements when they have been on and used oven mitts when taking things out of the oven.

When we use chicken, what are some key things to remember to ensure it is cooked and safe to eat?

• If chicken is cooked properly, it will be white all the way through.
• A tip, when cooking diced chicken, take the largest piece of chicken and check to see if it white all the way through, if not, it will need to be cooked for longer, if it is white all the way through then it and all the other chicken pieces are most likely cooked, although it might be a good thought to check other pieces too for good measure.
• When cutting the chicken make sure that you both wash the board before and after using it, and that you wash the knife thoroughly, preferably with warm water and soap, before using it again.
• Always use a clean knife and board when cutting chicken, do not use that knife or board until it is cleaned properly.
• Chicken is cooked at 75 degrees Celcius.

BACTERIA 10/8/18 and 13/8/18

What is bacteria?

Bacteria are the smallest living things in the world and they are spread from unhygienic practices, bacteria can be spread when people are sick and preparing food, or have dirty hands, unclean clothes, open cuts or dirty fingernails, those are not the only ways that bacteria are spread.

What do bacteria need to survive?

Bacteria thrive in warm and sweaty environments full of food, like a kitchen.

Here are three example of how we can avoid spreading bacteria.

1. Make sure all food is covered or stored correctly, bacteria need oxygen to survive, so find ways to cut that off.
2. Food should not be left out for longer than two hours.
3. Clean surfaces with anti-bacterial spray.

What does cross-contamination mean?

Cross-contamination means to spread germs from one food onto another, an example is when you are using a knife for cutting up chicken and then, without changing or cleaning boards or knives you start to cut up vegetables.

Bacteria 13/8/18

Bacteria need six things to survive - 

1. Oxygen
2. Moisture
3. Time
4. Food
5. Neutral Ph levels
6. Temperature ranging from 4 degrees Celsius to 60 degrees Celcius

What are two ways we can stop bacteria from growing?

Store food in air-tight containers and store it in a fridge or leave it out for a maximum time of two hours.

I have created a makeshift thermometer with the key temperatures on in, the blue shows where bacteria stop growing.

Practical 17/8/18

On Friday we started our baking practicals and started with scones. They didn't turn out the best and some people did feel a bit queasy after eating them because they were undercooked, but had they been cooked properly, they would have turned out all right. My group wanted to do the version with sultana's but when we were rolling out the dough to cut we realised we had forgotten to put the sultanas into the dough mixture.

I think that the entire class could have improved on our time management, we had arrived late to the class because the school's bells weren't working and then our practical went into the interval so everyone was rushing to get out and we didn't realise that they were undercooked.

I think that I learnt how not to make scones, and that scones are not easy to make in a crowded classroom with only one teacher to help all six groups all making scones.

Word Art 20/8/18

Using key things to remember in a kitchen I have made this word art of phrases. I used a site called wordart.com. and used a png I found online to make this.

Practical 24/8/18

For our practical, we made pizza scones and made the dough using the same recipe from the scones. We added onions and ham to our scones as well after putting on tomato paste, cheese and mixed herbs. The pizza scones turned out a lot better than the scones, they were well cooked and we all managed our time much better, some of us even stayed in class for an extra ten minutes to clean and wait for our pizza scones to be fully cooked.

Preserving 27/8/18

What is preserving?
Preserving is the act of making foods last for a longer period of time. A preserving method is to

freeze beef and defrost it to use on a later date.

Research 24/9/18

Students are to find three facts about one of the following allergies eg, what is it and how does it affect people?

 - Celiacs Disease 

 - Lactose intolerance

 - Allergy to food groups such as egg, nuts 

Lactose intolerance is a condition that causes indigestion, bloating, diarrhea and abdominal cramps. It is also known as an inability to digest lactose that is found in dairy products. There is no cure, but treatment includes the avoiding of dairy products and products that include dairy including items like cheese, ice cream and yogurt.

Then make a statement about why food labels are relevant for people that suffer from these allergies. What will they be looking for on labels?

Food labels are relevant to people with allergies because they need to know about the ingredients and maybe even the place it was produced in because certain products have been made in a factory where certain other products are also made and include things that they are allergic to. When looking on a food label and having allergies you would want to be looking at the ingredients on the nutritional information portion of the packaging.

Nutrients 15/10/18

Nutrient	Source	Function
Carbohydrates - simple	Breads, Grains, Pasta, Potatoes	Short bursts of energy
Carbohydrates - complex	Breads, Grains, Pasta, Potatoes	Slow energy and you’re fuller longer
Carbohydrates - fibre	Breads, Grains, Pasta, Potatoes	Helps your digestion
Protein	White Meat, Eggs, Plants, Chickpeas,	Repairs and builds muscles, help with growing hair and nails
Vitamin C	Citrus	Immune system and wellbeing
Vitamin D	Sun	Helps with absorption of calcium to kidneys
Iron	Red Meat	Carries oxygen through your bloodstream,
Sodium	Salt	Cognitive development
Calcium	Dairy,	Teeth and bone development
Fats	Avocado, Olive Oil,	Insulation (warmth) and protection

Macro-nutrient - 3 main ones, complex, simple and fibre

• CHO - Carbohydrates
• Protein comes from plants and animals
• Fat comes from plants and animals

Micro-nutrient - Minerals

• Iron
• Sodium
• Calcium
• Vitamins, C, D, etc

Carbohydrates 19/10/18

Carbohydrates are important because they are a good 60% of your daily intake and is the source of most of our energy. They are important for athletes especially because they provide some good energy to use before a game or competition.

WARNING: HAZARD (signs)

What is a hazard? 

• "Something that is dangerous and likely to cause damage."

 - Cambridge Dictionary

• ""Hazard" means an activity, arrangement, circumstance, event, occurrence, phenomenon, process, situation, or substance (whether arising or caused within or outside a place of work) that is an actual or potential cause or source of harm."

 - The University of Waikato

The Blue Sign's meaning.

A mandatory sign describes what action needs to be taken, this is required by law that you follow the instructions given by these signs. This sign is usually found in a workplace or on the gates of construction sites. It is a circular shape and blue with a white depicting what action needs to be taken.

The Red Sign's meaning.

A prohibitive sign depicts what you cannot do in certain area's, it is also required by law that you do not disobey the instructions. This sign does not correspond to any certain area's it can be anywhere, on the road, outside a parking lot, or even on the sides of buildings. This sign is circular with a red border and a red cross going over the black depiction telling you what you cannot do.

A hazard sign shows where a hazard is and what the hazard nearby is. This sign can be found anywhere and can warn you of anything. The sign is a triangular shape with a black border, black depiction showing what the hazard is, and a yellow background.

1st Hazard Sign

Yellow Sign

Red Sign

Blue Sign

Designing our own sign

Our next task was to design our own version of one of the three types of signs. I have created a hazard sign that warns you of loose objects in a workshop. This the problem, people could hurt themselves hitting parts of their bodies on loose objects sticking out of place as the walk past them, I have made a hazard sign to warn them of this.



Here is a video of health and safety fails where people have gone against regulation.


What hazards can you spot?

10 Steps to a Perfect Advertising Jingle

In Music class, we are working on what makes a catchy jingle. Here, I have created ten requirements for a good jingle.

For our work, we also had to rate four popular jingles on a scale of ten using our ten requirements for a catchy jingle. I chose from the ads shown to us and picked the Band-Aid jingle, Kit Kat jingle, The Watties Tomato Sauce jingle and finally the Fruju jingle.













I give, out of ten, an eight, to the Watties Tomato Sauce Ad, it didn't get a full ten for me because it didn't use the company slogan and it was quite a long ad. It appealed to every audience, and was straight to the point about what they were trying to advertise.









The Fruju jingle, for me, has an earned a nine out of ten, it didn't get a perfect score, to me, because there was no use of the company slogan. The jingle was catchy, easy to understand and very straight-forward.










This Band-Aid jingle, like the Fruju Ad, also gets a nine out of ten, it would have gotten a perfect ten had appealed more to parents. But, other than that it is a winning ad in my books.










When I was watching this Kit Kat jingle, I was amazed to find that I couldn't flaw it, and I just had to give it a ten out of ten. The ad engages every age, race and gender into listening and watching the ad. It is simple, short and sweet.

What am I learning?

From this work I have learnt about catchy jingles and how they can entice people into watching and listening to advertisements. I know that this learning will help me in the future as Business and Enterprise is right around the corner and that advertising is the key to business.

How does this work show my learning?

I think this work shows my learning by showing how I observe ads and I pinpoint the key points in the advertisements.

What am I wondering?

I am wondering what others in my class may have given these advertisements, mark wise.

Small note, this is all my opinion, none of this coincides with what anything a professional may say.