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Com Commission freezes Wings and Wheels assets
Thursday, 6 March 2008, 3:46 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission today confirmed that it has obtained a court order freezing the assets of Hawker Holding, airshow.co.nz - Media Limited, airshow.co.nz Limited and Kenneth James Ross. The court order also prevents Mr Ross and the three associated ... More >>
Next Generation Networks
Thursday, 6 March 2008, 12:25 am | Commerce Commission
Dr Ross Patterson, Telecommunications Commissioner, today announced that the Commerce Commission intends to use its sector monitoring powers under the Telecommunications Act 2001 to proactively initiate a study into Next Generation Networks. More >>
Company Fined For Misleading Customers
Friday, 29 February 2008, 11:28 am | Commerce Commission
A Waikato septic tank cleaning company and its Director have been fined a total of $28,500 for misleading customers. More >>
Petrol station fined for misleading prices
Wednesday, 27 February 2008, 1:54 pm | Commerce Commission
A North Shore petrol station was fined $35,000 in the Auckland District Court today for breaching the Fair Trading Act by misleading their customers about the price of petrol. More >>
Crane Group applies for clearance
Thursday, 21 February 2008, 2:58 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Crane Group Limited seeking clearance to acquire 100% of the shares in, or assets of, RX Plastics Limited. Crane Group is a manufacturer and distributor of plastic pipes and plastic pipeline systems, ... More >>
Commerce Commission to look into Blue Chip
Tuesday, 19 February 2008, 4:13 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission will examine documentation relating to Blue Chip New Zealand after complaints that people may have been induced to invest based on false or misleading representations. Nineteen firms connected to Blue Chip's New Zealand franchisee went ... More >>
Vodafone cleared to acquire radio spectrum rights
Friday, 15 February 2008, 4:25 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has cleared Vodafone Mobile NZ Limited (Vodafone) to acquire the management rights from the New Zealand Government for the radio frequency range between 899.8 and 915 MHz, together with the corresponding natural pair management ... More >>
Sunscreen companies settle with Commission
Friday, 15 February 2008, 11:51 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has reached settlements with four sunscreen companies that have admitted to misleading consumers about the protection from the sun offered by their products. More >>
Real estate agent, admits misleading advertising
Friday, 15 February 2008, 11:46 am | Commerce Commission
A Wellington real estate agent, and the company he worked for, has admitted advertising a property in a way that was likely to mislead potential buyers, in breach of the Fair Trading Act. More >>
Finance company to refund 1200 customers
Friday, 15 February 2008, 10:06 am | Commerce Commission
Allied Nationwide Finance Limited has agreed to refund more than 1200 customers after they were charged an unreasonable fee for repaying their loans early. More >>
Next step underway for mobile co-location terms
Friday, 15 February 2008, 9:39 am | Commerce Commission
On 8 February 2008, the Commerce Commission issued a notice to Vodafone to prepare a standard terms proposal for mobile co-location. This proposal will specify the non-price terms and conditions on which the co-location should be available to mobile ... More >>
Air Liquide cleared to acquire ASCOGAS
Thursday, 14 February 2008, 9:39 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has cleared Air Liquide to acquire all the shares of ASCOGAS. Commission Chair Paula Rebstock said that the Commission was satisfied that the proposed acquisition would not have the effect or likely effect of substantially lessening ... More >>
NZIHapplies for RX Plastics clearance
Wednesday, 13 February 2008, 10:47 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received an application from New Zealand Investment Holdings Limited (NZIH) seeking clearance to acquire 100% of the shares, or assets and business, of RX Plastics Limited. More >>
Fines in NZ's biggest cartel case over $7.5m
Wednesday, 13 February 2008, 10:19 am | Commerce Commission
New Zealand’s largest cartel case to date has resulted in further heavy penalties for companies and individuals involved in the cartel in the timber preservatives industry. More >>
Cancer society asked to provide sunscreen results
Monday, 11 February 2008, 4:50 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has asked the Cancer Society for information about the alleged failure of one its sunscreen products, and what the society is doing about the problem. More >>
Draft terms for local loop and bitstream backhaul
Friday, 8 February 2008, 9:52 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has today released draft determinations on the price and non-price terms for the backhaul services that support the unbundled copper local loop (UCLL) and unbundled bitstream (UBA) broadband services. More >>
Guidelines Issued For Complaints Procedures
Friday, 1 February 2008, 1:59 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has today issued guidelines on how the Commission addresses issues or complaints that relate to competition concerns in the telecommunications market. The Commission enforces Part 2 of the Commerce Act, which relates to restrictive ... More >>
Telecom to be prosecuted over Go Large promotion
Friday, 1 February 2008, 1:10 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has decided to prosecute Telecom and its subsidiary Xtra for alleged breaches of the Fair Trading Act, in relation to the Go Large broadband promotion. More >>
Commission welcomes leave to appeal judgment
Thursday, 31 January 2008, 6:34 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has welcomed today’s decision by Justice Mallon at the High Court in Wellington to grant leave to appeal her earlier Warehouse decision to the Court of Appeal. More >>
When a sale is not a sale
Tuesday, 22 January 2008, 11:22 am | Commerce Commission
Retailers are reminded that advertising sale prices that are no cheaper than every day prices can put them in breach of the Fair Trading Act. The reminder comes with the sentencing yesterday in the Christchurch District Court of a bed retailer for ... More >>
