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A Hawke's Bay wood merchant says a surge of unregistered wood sellers on Facebook's Marketplace are undercutting reputable companies and putting consumers at risk.
Woodstocks Firewood merchant owner John Caulton is calling for action from Inland Revenue and urging Hawke's Bay councils to bring back a registration scheme that had helped prevent "firewood cowboys" from profiting.
Caulton is blunt in his assessment of what he is seeing on Marketplace:
"They don't pay tax, lack safety standards, and sell poor-quality products which are harming consumers, legitimate businesses, and the wider community
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