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Commission Reports to Minister on Telecom's TSO
Monday, 10 September 2007, 12:09 am | Commerce Commission
The Commission has advised the Minister of Communications that Telecom has complied with all its Telecommunications Service Obligations (TSO) quality measures for the 2006/07 financial year. More >>
June quarterly report on telecommunications market
Friday, 7 September 2007, 10:03 am | Commerce Commission
The Commission has released its June quarterly monitoring report containing key statistics about telecommunications markets in New Zealand and overseas. It is available on the Commission’s website: www.comcom.govt.nz, under Industry Regulation /Telecommunications/MonitoringandReporting. More >>
TSB to pay $471,000 over credit card fees
Monday, 3 September 2007, 1:06 pm | Commerce Commission
TSB is the seventh major bank to plead guilty to breaching the Fair Trading Act by failing to properly disclose currency conversion fees paid by its credit card customers between 1 September 2002 and 19 December 2004. TSB customers paid fees of up to 1.75% ... More >>
Dell Admits Breaching Fair Trading Act
Thursday, 30 August 2007, 2:35 pm | Commerce Commission
In a settlement with the Commerce Commission, Dell New Zealand Limited has admitted breaching the Fair Trading Act in relation to a number of different representations made about its computers and computer monitors. More >>
Draft determination for Unbundled Bitstream Access
Wednesday, 29 August 2007, 10:37 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has issued its draft determination on the price and non-price terms for access to Telecom's Unbundled Bitstream Access (UBA) services and is now seeking submissions from the telecommunications industry. The UBA service is a wholesale ... More >>
Test results confirm pyjamas met safety standards
Friday, 24 August 2007, 5:10 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission today closed its investigation into The Warehouse 'Red Stamp' brand pyjamas after receiving test results confirming the nightwear complied with the product safety standards for children's nightwear. More >>
Transpacific applies re more of EnviroWaste
Thursday, 23 August 2007, 12:08 am | Commerce Commission
On 20 August 2007 the Commerce Commission advised that Transpacific Industries had applied for clearance to acquire the Blenheim/Nelson solid waste collection businesses of EnviroWaste Services and the Timaru/Oamaru solid waste businesses of EnviroWaste ... More >>
Cigar Group Cleared To Acquire Shares
Tuesday, 21 August 2007, 11:21 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has cleared ST Cigar Group Holding BV (ST Cigar Group) to acquire all of the shares in a Dutch company, Schimmelpenninck and through ST Cigar Group's Dutch subsidiary company Henri Wintermans Cigars BV, the cigar trademarks ... More >>
Transpacific apply to acquire part of Enviro Waste
Monday, 20 August 2007, 11:15 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received two clearance applications from Transpacific Industries Group (NZ) Limited (TPI) seeking clearance to acquire part of the business and assets of Enviro Waste Services Limited (Enviro Waste): the first application ... More >>
Settlement w real estate company, agent, developer
Monday, 20 August 2007, 10:21 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has reached a settlement with Auckland-based Country Life Real Estate Limited, agent and shareholder Miles Wallace, and Avanti Developments Limited, after they admitted breaching the Fair Trading Act by incorrectly marketing ... More >>
Commission settles with coffee machine distributor
Friday, 17 August 2007, 10:37 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has reached a settlement with Espresso Engineers Limited and Valente Coffee Machinery Limited after they breached the Commerce Act by preventing a reseller from advertising their coffee machines for sale below a specified minimum ... More >>
Commerce Commission Clears TTS To Aquire Assets
Thursday, 16 August 2007, 10:12 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has cleared Transpacific Technical Services (NZ) Limited (TTS), or a wholly-owned subsidiary of TTS, to acquire the assets and businesses of Medi-Chem Waste Services Limited (Medi-Chem) that relate to the collection, treatment ... More >>
Auckland Credit Providers Given Warning
Thursday, 16 August 2007, 12:36 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has warned six south Auckland credit providers, and will prosecute a seventh, for allegedly failing to provide important information to customers taking out personal loans. Adequate disclosure is required under the Credit Contracts ... More >>
Application To Aquire Medi-Chem Assets Withdrawn
Wednesday, 15 August 2007, 11:32 am | Commerce Commission
Transpacific Technical Services (NZ) Limited (TTS) has withdrawn its section 66 clearance application to acquire the assets and businesses of Medi-Chem Waste Services Limited (Medi-Chem). More >>
Truck 'shops' warned on credit law
Friday, 10 August 2007, 10:07 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has warned four companies operating mobile shops in the North Island that they may be breaching the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCF Act) by not disclosing important information to customers. More >>
NZ Post, Salmat Apply to Form Joint Venture
Thursday, 9 August 2007, 9:51 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received an application from New Zealand Post Limited (NZ Post) and from Salmat International Pty Limited (Salmat) to merge their respective unaddressed mail delivery operations. More >>
Ezibuy’s throws not pure mohair
Wednesday, 8 August 2007, 12:56 am | Commerce Commission
In a settlement reached with the Commerce Commission, Ezibuy has admitted that it has breached the Fair Trading Act by incorrectly advertising and selling an acrylic/mohair throw as a ‘mohair throw’ with ‘pure mohair pile’. More >>
Southern Cross, QE Health apply for joint venture
Friday, 3 August 2007, 5:11 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Southern Cross Health Trust and from QE Health Hospital Limited seeking clearance to merge their respective private hospital operations in Rotorua. More >>
Draft report on mobile roaming, co-location
Friday, 3 August 2007, 9:30 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has issued its draft recommendations on whether to amend the roaming and co-location services currently regulated under the Telecommunications Act, or accept an undertaking from Vodafone as a suitable alternative to amending ... More >>
Thirty seven customers refunded
Thursday, 2 August 2007, 12:28 am | Commerce Commission
In a settlement reached with the Commerce Commission, Blenheim car dealer The Motor Centre will refund 37 customers a total of $1,039 after it failed to give them the right information when they borrowed money to buy cars. More >>
