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Commission clears ABF To Acquire NZ Food Ind. Ltd
Friday, 27 August 2004, 11:26 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has cleared ABF Overseas Limited to acquire 100 percent of the shares of New Zealand Food Industries Limited, the New Zealand yeast business of Burns, Philp & Company Limited Group. More >>
Commission declines Gallagher Holdings application
Thursday, 26 August 2004, 4:17 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has declined to grant clearance to Gallagher Holdings Limited to acquire 100 percent of the shares of Tru-Test Corporation Limited. More >>
Commission receives iSOFT clearance application
Wednesday, 25 August 2004, 11:02 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received an application from iSOFT NZ Limited seeking clearance to acquire certain assets currently owned by Hewlett-Packard New Zealand, comprising five customer contracts for the provision of software support services, ... More >>
Commission warns to be wary of cash-back schemes
Tuesday, 24 August 2004, 10:28 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission is warning traders and consumers to be wary of cash-back schemes after receiving information that an Australian-based company, Cashback Australia Limited, is trying to get off the ground in New Zealand. More >>
Electricity Distribution Update On Thresholds
Tuesday, 17 August 2004, 10:39 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has completed its initial review of the second self assessments of the performance of all 28 electricity distribution businesses against the price path and quality thresholds set by the Commission under Part 4A of the Commerce Act. ... More >>
Current UBS not the service recommended by Com.
Monday, 16 August 2004, 10:50 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission is advising businesses that the Unbundled Bitstream Service (UBS) currently being offered commercially by Telecom New Zealand differs significantly from the regulated bitstream service, recommended by the Commission in its unbundling ... More >>
Claims of 100% leave no room for ambiguity
Thursday, 12 August 2004, 9:50 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission is reminding all traders that there is no room for ambiguity when making absolute claims about the composition of their products. More >>
Repeat offender gets $28,000 fine
Tuesday, 10 August 2004, 12:04 am | Commerce Commission
Repeat Fair Trading Act offender Michael Helsby Knight was fined $22,000 plus $6,430 costs in the Auckland District Court yesterday after pleading guilty to 12 charges of breaching the Fair Trading Act with respect to television and radio advertising ... More >>
Study on Unbundled Partial Circuits Released
Wednesday, 4 August 2004, 10:20 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has today released a draft benchmarking report prepared by Covec Limited on Unbundled Partial Circuits (UPCs) for public consultation. This draft report relates to Telecom New Zealand Limited’s commitment to the Commission ... More >>
Clearance application from ABF Overseas Limited
Wednesday, 4 August 2004, 10:17 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received an application from ABF Overseas Limited seeking clearance to acquire 100 percent of the shares of New Zealand Food Industries Limited, the New Zealand yeast business of Burns, Philp & Company Limited Group, from ... More >>
64% of Vehicle Dealers Not Complying With Regs
Thursday, 29 July 2004, 12:28 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission is reminding motor vehicle traders of their obligations under the Consumer Information Standards Regulations for used motor vehicles following recent inspections in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch that revealed 64 percent ... More >>
Application for EIR Act exemption
Wednesday, 28 July 2004, 3:54 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Multiplex Funds Management Limited and related entities for an exemption under the Electricity Industry Reform Act 1998 in relation to ownership separation provisions. More >>
Commission declines Bondor's application
Friday, 23 July 2004, 9:44 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has declined a clearance application from Bondor New Zealand Limited to acquire the business assets of the insulated panel business of Long International Limited. More >>
Commission clears Colgate-Palmolive
Thursday, 22 July 2004, 3:27 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has cleared Colgate-Palmolive to acquire various brands and associated items that comprise the laundry additive, laundry detergent, and dishwashing detergent businesses of Campbell Brothers Limited and Campbell Brothers' wholly-owned ... More >>
Commerce Commission considering divestment
Thursday, 22 July 2004, 3:20 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received a divestment undertaking relating to Gallagher Holdings Limited's application for clearance to acquire Tru-Test Corporation. More >>
Public alerted to misleading phone card deals
Thursday, 22 July 2004, 11:59 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission is warning members of the public to be wary of a number of phone card deals currently on the market. More >>
Public urged to be wary of knee pain study
Tuesday, 20 July 2004, 2:14 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission is warning members of the public to be wary of a Knee Pain 'Study' scheduled for 5pm this evening at the Brentwood Hotel in Kilbirnie, Wellington, and a lecture on new pain healing discoveries at the Newtown Community Centre, Wellington ... More >>
Gas Pipelines Inquiry: Conference Details
Tuesday, 20 July 2004, 11:43 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission will hold a three and half-day conference starting this Thursday on its draft report, issued in May, relating to the Gas Pipelines Inquiry. The conference will be held on Thursday 22 July and Monday 26 to Wednesday 28 July. More >>
Businesses warned not to destroy documents
Thursday, 15 July 2004, 10:32 am | Commerce Commission
Commission warns businesses not to destroy company information and documents Search warrants are a valuable tool that the Commerce Commission will not hesitate to use when investigating allegations into anti-competitive behaviour. General Manager Geoff ... More >>
Muscle Marketing USA fined $70,000 for false claim
Wednesday, 14 July 2004, 5:41 pm | Commerce Commission
Muscle Marketing USA Limited has been fined $70,000 in the Auckland District Court today for breaching the Fair Trading Act in relation to its sports performance enhancing product ATP Advantage Creatine Serum. More >>
