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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 >>
Commission grants clearance to Todd Pohokura
Tuesday, 23 September 2003, 2:21 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has granted a clearance to Todd Pohokura Limited to acquire an additional 9.8 percent interest in Petroleum Exploration from OMV New Zealand Limited. Petroleum Exploration is a joint venture between Shell Exploration NZ Limited, ... More >>
Commerce Commission recommends unbundling
Thursday, 18 September 2003, 4:32 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission considers there would be substantial net benefits from unbundling Telecom New Zealand’s local loop network. In its draft report released today, the Commission’s preliminary view is to recommend unbundling of Telecom’s local loop ... More >>
Commission receives clearance application from ITW
Thursday, 18 September 2003, 9:20 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received an application from ITW New Zealand Limited (ITWNZ) seeking clearance to acquire the assets of Pryda New Zealand (Pryda) and Reid New Zealand (Reid). The proposed acquisition is part of a larger Australasian ... More >>
‘Everyone Love’ baby walkers put children at risk
Tuesday, 16 September 2003, 9:37 am | Commerce Commission
Buyers of an imported brand of baby walker are being warned by the Commerce Commission that the walkers do not meet the required safety standard regulations and could put children at risk of injury. More >>
BP changes advertising after Commission concerns
Monday, 15 September 2003, 10:22 am | Commerce Commission
BP Oil New Zealand Limited has changed its current nationwide television advertising campaign following concerns raised by the Commerce Commission. More >>
Westpac and MiTek withdraw clearance applications
Sunday, 14 September 2003, 1:17 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received formal notification from Westpac Banking Corporation and Mitek New Zealand Limited that they have withdrawn their separate applications for business acquisition clearances under the Commerce Act. More >>
TelstraClear guilty of misleading its customers
Friday, 12 September 2003, 3:29 pm | Commerce Commission
TelstraClear was fined $3,000 plus costs in the Auckland District Court yesterday after pleading guilty to breaching the Fair Trading Act in relation to its “Chat ‘n Surf” promotion. More >>
Electricity Lines Businesses:
Friday, 12 September 2003, 11:34 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission is inviting submissions on an Issues Paper that relates to the development of a handbook for the valuation of system fixed assets owned by electricity lines businesses using the Optimised Deprival Valuation (ODV) methodology. This work ... More >>
End of September for final Air NZ determinations
Tuesday, 9 September 2003, 2:06 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission today confirmed it was aiming to release its final determinations relating to the proposed strategic alliance between Air New Zealand and Qantas at the end of the month. The Commission's Australian counterparts, the ACCC, today released ... More >>
Decisions For Resetting The Price Path Threshold
Monday, 8 September 2003, 9:20 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission today released draft decisions relating to the regulation of large electricity lines businesses (distribution businesses and Transpower). More >>
ComCom receives clearance application from MiTek
Monday, 8 September 2003, 9:15 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received an application from MiTek New Zealand Limited (MiTek) seeking clearance to acquire the assets of Pryda New Zealand (Pryda) and Reid New Zealand (Reid). More >>
