Commerce Commission - Latest News [Page 141]
Giltrap City Toyota ordered to pay $100,000
Thursday, 6 November 2003, 8:29 am | Commerce Commission
Court of Appeal rules on 'blatant' price fixing: Giltrap City Toyota ordered to pay $100,000 More >>
Alert on second mail out from Domain Names NZ
Friday, 31 October 2003, 2:06 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission is aware of a second mass mail out by Australian-based company, Domain Names NZ, and strongly urges that people look carefully at all details before considering paying any sum requested. More >>
Lines Price Path Threshold – Conference Details
Thursday, 30 October 2003, 1:28 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission will hold a four day conference next week on its draft decisions regarding resetting the price path threshold. More >>
Plastic Box Sports & Events Fair Trading Breach
Wednesday, 29 October 2003, 9:50 am | Commerce Commission
Competition terms and conditions must be clearly disclosed: Plastic Box, Sports and Events Marketing admit Fair Trading breach More >>
Commission rejects proposed Airline Alliance
Thursday, 23 October 2003, 2:56 pm | Commerce Commission
Air New Zealand and Qantas: Commission rejects proposed Alliance as not in the interests of New Zealanders More >>
Air New Zealand and Qantas: Media briefing
Wednesday, 22 October 2003, 11:29 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission will release its final determinations relating to applications by Qantas Airways Limited and Air New Zealand Limited for authorisations under the Commerce Act at 2pm on Thursday 23 October 2003. More >>
Telecom Mobile pleads guilty Fair Trading breaches
Tuesday, 21 October 2003, 10:24 am | Commerce Commission
Telecom Mobile Limited was fined $10,000 plus costs in the Wellington District Court today after pleading guilty to two charges of breaching the Fair Trading Act. The charges, brought by the Commerce Commission, related to nationwide advertising campaigns ... More >>
Addressing global competition and consumer issues
Friday, 17 October 2003, 9:49 am | Commerce Commission
Greater global co-operation in combating cross-border breaches of competition and consumer legislation was announced today by Commerce Commission Acting Chair Paula Rebstock. More >>
Commission Releases Info Disclosure Process Paper
Thursday, 16 October 2003, 9:13 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission is inviting comments on a Process Paper that relates to an information disclosure regime for large electricity lines businesses. This work is part of the Commission's continuing development of a regulatory regime for lines ... More >>
Local Loop and Public Data Network Unbundling
Tuesday, 14 October 2003, 11:40 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission today released an amended draft report on unbundling of Telecom's local loop and its fixed Public Data Network. The draft report includes amendments to certain input figures in the cost-benefit analysis, which forms part of the Commission's ... More >>
Commission clearance application from Holcim
Friday, 10 October 2003, 9:07 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Holcim (New Zealand) Limited (Holcim) seeking clearance to acquire a minority shareholding interest in Atlas Resources Limited (Atlas) from W M and E A Collie. More >>
Clearance to ITWNZ to acquire Pryda and Reid
Thursday, 9 October 2003, 3:57 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has cleared an application from ITW New Zealand Limited (ITWNZ) to acquire the assets of Pryda New Zealand (Pryda) and Reid New Zealand (Reid) from Nylex New Zealand Limited. The proposed acquisition is part of a larger Australasian ... More >>
Commission grants clearance to Schneider Electric
Thursday, 9 October 2003, 9:21 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has cleared an application from Schneider Electric SA to acquire the core low voltage electrical distribution products and associated accessories business of the Gerard Industries Group of companies. More >>
Warning to Domain Names NZ .net offer misleading
Wednesday, 8 October 2003, 3:19 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has formally warned Australian company Domain Names NZ that an offer it sent to New Zealand businesses regarding the .net domain was misleading and at risk of breaching the Fair Trading Act. More >>
Update on Local Loop and Public Data Network
Wednesday, 8 October 2003, 9:10 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission today released material on the use of the model underlying the Cost Benefit Analysis in the Commission’s Draft Report on Unbundling of the Local Loop and Fixed Public Data Network. More >>
Commission's 2nd MiTek clearance application
Tuesday, 7 October 2003, 9:30 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received a second application from MiTek New Zealand Limited (MiTek) seeking clearance to acquire the assets of Pryda New Zealand (Pryda) and Reid New Zealand (Reid). MiTek withdrew its first application to acquire Pryda ... More >>
New Zealand Dental Association makes changes
Monday, 29 September 2003, 9:56 am | Commerce Commission
The New Zealand Dental Association will make a number of changes to how it conducts it annual national price survey in the future as a result of Commerce Commission enforcement action. More >>
Commerce Commission clears South Pacific Seeds
Thursday, 25 September 2003, 9:56 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has cleared South Pacific Seeds Pty Ltd to acquire the assets and business of the New Zealand vegetable seed sales division of Yates Limited. More >>
ANZ Bank cleared to acquire National Bank
Thursday, 25 September 2003, 9:55 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has cleared ANZ Banking Group (New Zealand) Limited (ANZ) to acquire NBNZ Holdings Limited, the New Zealand holding company of The National Bank of New Zealand Limited and its controlled subsidiaries (National) from Lloyds ... More >>
Air NZ Qantas: final determination dates
Thursday, 25 September 2003, 12:40 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission today advised it had agreed an extension with Qantas Airways Limited and Air New Zealand Limited to Thursday 24 October for release of the final determinations relating to the proposed alliance between the two airlines. More >>
