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Living Water quackery results in $136,000 payout
Wednesday, 27 July 2005, 9:24 am | Commerce Commission
Ecoworld NZ Ltd have been fined $60,00 in the Hamilton District Court today for misleading people about the benefits of a water “treatment” system that did nothing to change the water it treated. More >>
Telecom met residential dial up obligations
Tuesday, 26 July 2005, 12:13 am | Commerce Commission
Telecommunications Commissioner Douglas Webb has today advised the Minister of Communications that Telecom has met all the service quality measures in the 2003 / 2004 year. More >>
Pernod Ricard cleared to acquire Allied Domecq
Wednesday, 13 July 2005, 3:17 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has cleared Pernod Ricard S.A. to acquire the entire share capital of Allied Domecq plc. The clearance is subject to the divestment of the Lindauer, Aquila, Italiano, Chardon and Chasseur brands currently owned by Allied. More >>
Fortune Brands cleared to acquire Domecq brands
Wednesday, 13 July 2005, 3:06 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commission has cleared Fortune Brands, Inc. to acquire certain Allied Domecq plc brands and assets from Pernod Ricard S.A.. This acquisition is conditional on Pernod Ricard acquiring Allied Domecq. More >>
Applic'n for EIR Act exemption from Eastland Ltd
Wednesday, 6 July 2005, 2:30 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Eastland Infrastructure Limited, on behalf of Eastland Network Limited, seeking exemption from sections 5 and 25 of the Electricity Industry Reform Act 1998 (the Act) to operate it’s wind ... More >>
Pyne Gould Guinness applies for clearance to merge
Wednesday, 6 July 2005, 12:33 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received a joint application from Pyne Gould Guinness Limited (PGG) and Wrightson Limited seeking clearance to merge their entire businesses. More >>
Home Shop fined $12,000 for fake brand clothing
Thursday, 30 June 2005, 11:59 am | Commerce Commission
Home Shop Ltd, which sells clothing and linen door-to-door from trucks, has been convicted and fined $12,000 for selling counterfeit clothing to an Auckland student. More >>
Conference on Open Country Cheese Dairy Draft
Tuesday, 28 June 2005, 9:24 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission today confirmed that it will hold a conference to hear submissions on the Commission's draft determination relating to Open Country Cheese Company Limited's dispute with Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited. More >>
Fletcher applies to acquire Stevenson’s Products
Friday, 24 June 2005, 8:57 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Fletcher Concrete and Infrastructure Limited seeking clearance to acquire the assets of W Stevenson & Sons Limited building products division. More >>
NZ Diagnostic Group, Sonic Healthcare application
Tuesday, 21 June 2005, 10:02 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received an application from New Zealand Diagnostic Group Limited and Sonic Healthcare (New Zealand) Limited seeking clearance for a proposed merger of NZDG and Sonic diagnostic laboratory (pathology) services businesses in ... More >>
Commission receives separate clearance application
Wednesday, 15 June 2005, 2:29 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Pernod Ricard S.A. (Pernod) seeking clearance to acquire the entire share capital of Allied Domecq plc (Allied). More >>
Comm. recommends regulation of mobile termination
Thursday, 9 June 2005, 11:17 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has recommended to the Minister of Communications that the termination of fixed line voice calls on a cellular telephone network should be regulated. However, the Commission has specifically excluded from its recommendation voice calls ... More >>
Koppers Arch and GM fined for Commerce Act breache
Friday, 3 June 2005, 3:53 pm | Commerce Commission
Koppers Arch Wood Protection and its General Manager Roy Parish were today convicted and fined $25,000 and $8,000 respectively in the Manukau District Court for breaches of the Commerce Act 1986. More >>
Rent-to-buy: Comm'n urges independent legal advice
Thursday, 2 June 2005, 10:56 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission is urging people thinking of buying a house under a rent-to-buy contract to make sure they’re getting the protections the new Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance (CCCF) Act provides for them. The Commission urges purchasers to ... More >>
Harvey Norman fined for misleading customers
Thursday, 2 June 2005, 12:14 am | Commerce Commission
National retailer Harvey Norman was fined $16,000 in the Manukau District Court yesterday for making misleading representations to consumers that resulted in customers paying higher instalments than they expected. More >>
Potentially unsafe cigarette lighters on sale
Friday, 27 May 2005, 3:57 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission is warning the public and retailers that unsafe novelty cigarette lighters may be on sale to the public. More >>
Voluntary recall of 'retro'-style bicycles
Wednesday, 18 May 2005, 5:42 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission is writing to bicycle importers and distributors nationwide requesting a voluntary recall of potentially unsafe 'retro'-style bicycles. More >>
Commission warns GP's about price fixing
Wednesday, 18 May 2005, 1:20 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has issued warnings to individual GPs who met last year and collectively decided to set a maximum fee level for a specific group of patients. The GPs were proposing then to join the Dunedin Primary Health Organisation (PHO). More >>
Slingshot admits misleading consumers
Tuesday, 17 May 2005, 5:19 pm | Commerce Commission
Internet service provider Slingshot has accepted, in a settlement with the Commerce Commission, that its most recent television advertising campaign was liable to mislead consumers. More >>
Commission issues warning on new chain letter
Tuesday, 17 May 2005, 10:45 am | Commerce Commission
“Bin it” is the strong advice from the Commerce Commission on a new chain letter promising enormous riches for practically no outlay. More >>
