Commerce Commission - Latest News [Page 115]
Sprint's compliance with Service Quality Measures
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 9:52 am | Commerce Commission
Commission reports to Minister on Sprint's compliance with Service Quality Measures for Relay Service More >>
Electricity Industry Reform Act: Vector Exemption
Monday, 1 October 2007, 8:52 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has granted Vector Limited a limited exemption under the Electricity Industry Reform Act 1998 (the EIR Act) in relation to its proposed involvement in the development of the Te Rere Hau wind farm situated on the Tararua Ranges near ... More >>
Sthern Cross, QE Health cleared for joint venture
Friday, 28 September 2007, 5:13 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has cleared Southern Cross Health Trust and QE Hospital Limited to merge their respective private hospital operations in Rotorua. Commission Chair Paula Rebstock said that the Commission was satisfied that the proposed acquisition ... More >>
Whitcoulls’ parent company applies for clearance
Friday, 28 September 2007, 11:42 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received an application from A&R Whitcoulls Group Holdings Pty Limited (ARW) seeking clearance to acquire 100% of the shares in Borders New Zealand Limited (Borders). More >>
Commission To Hold Series Of Conferences
Wednesday, 19 September 2007, 9:54 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission will be holding a series of conferences in September and October to seek clarification on aspects of the submissions made on recent draft determinations and investigations. More >>
Companies warned over bacon and ham labelling
Monday, 17 September 2007, 4:29 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has issued formal warnings to two companies as a result of its investigations into country of origin labelling for Kiwi Bacon and Premier Bacon and ham products. More >>
NZ Post and Salmat Cleared to Form Joint Venture
Thursday, 13 September 2007, 10:36 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has cleared New Zealand Post Limited (NZ Post) and Salmat International Pty Limited (Salmat) to merge their respective unaddressed mail delivery operations. More >>
Jewellery trader convicted and fined
Wednesday, 12 September 2007, 9:40 am | Commerce Commission
In the Auckland District Court yesterday Carrerabenz Diamond Industries Limited pleaded guilty to breaching the Fair Trading Act after it misled customers over the valuation prices of its jewellery. More >>
Telecom’s service obligations
Monday, 10 September 2007, 12:57 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 >>
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 >>
