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High Court finds Carter Holt breached Commerce Act
Tuesday, 16 May 2000, 1:09 pm | Commerce Commission
High Court finds Carter Holt breached Commerce Act by below cost pricing against New Wool Products Ltd insulation More >>
Commission authorises TeamTalk Telecom acquisition
Tuesday, 16 May 2000, 1:06 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission today authorised TeamTalk Limited to acquire Telecom New Zealand Limited’s trunked mobile radio (TMR) business, which trades under the name "Fleetlink". More >>
3rd Fair Trading furniture retailer prosecuted
Tuesday, 2 May 2000, 5:32 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission’s prosecution of Waitemata Backcare Beds and Waterbeds Limited highlights one of the main concerns the Commission has about furniture retailing: "interest free" offers must be the same as the cash price. More >>
Commission holds TeamTalk/Telecom conference
Tuesday, 2 May 2000, 5:30 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission will hold a conference to consider TeamTalk Limited’s application for authorisation to acquire Telecom New Zealand Limited’s trunked mobile radio business, Fleetlink, tomorrow (Wednesday, May 3). More >>
Caltex, Mobil and Shell Fined For Price Fixing
Tuesday, 15 February 2000, 5:05 pm | Commerce Commission
The Auckland High Court today ordered Caltex New Zealand Limited, Mobil Oil New Zealand Limited and Shell New Zealand Limited to pay penalties totalling $1.175 million for breaching the Commerce Act by price fixing. More >>
Spotlight fined $7,500 for misleading sale promoti
Friday, 11 February 2000, 12:45 am | Commerce Commission
The Auckland District Court today fined Spotlight Stores New Zealand Limited $7,500 for misleading customers about savings available during promotions in its Christchurch store in October, November and December 1998. More >>
Car dealers increase prices for "sales"
Friday, 11 February 2000, 12:43 am | Commerce Commission
As part of the Commerce Commission’s action against false or misleading claims about cars, the Commission is highlighting what it believes is a common practice among car dealers—increasing prices for "sale" and trade-in promotions, and making ... More >>
Important Fair Trading Act Precedents
Thursday, 20 January 2000, 2:30 pm | Commerce Commission
Important Fair Trading Act precedents: partners can be criminally liable for each other's actions; silence can mislead More >>
Commission seizes gems linked to pyramid scheme
Tuesday, 31 August 1999, 4:16 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has seized emeralds and other gemstones worth several hundred thousand dollars from a Tauranga company, Hot Ice International Limited. More >>
Preliminary determination says no to mega-merger
Friday, 27 August 1999, 6:35 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commission's preliminary view is to decline to grant authorisation to the proposed merger of the Dairy Board and up to eight dairy companies. More >>
Court action against proposed cinema merger
Monday, 23 August 1999, 12:44 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has started court action to stop the proposed merger of the Hoyts and Village Force cinema chains. More >>
Imperial Cleared To Buy NZ Tobacco
Monday, 9 August 1999, 3:11 pm | Commerce Commission
Commission will not act against Imperial buying NZ tobacco assets, but continues BAT/Rothmans investigation More >>
Injunctions stop Maximus pyramid scheme
Thursday, 5 August 1999, 3:33 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has obtained interim injunctions stopping the operation of an alleged pyramid scheme, Maximus Intermediaries Limited, and freezing its bank accounts. More >>
Commerce Commission Fine Print Seminar
Wednesday, 4 August 1999, 4:34 pm | Commerce Commission
Fine print: We will give you a loan for a fee of up to only $500* More >>
More Time To Study Dairy "Mega-Merger"
Wednesday, 4 August 1999, 4:33 pm | Commerce Commission
Commission And Interested Parties Get More Time To Study New Information About Dairy "Mega-Merger" More >>
Commission To Monitor Pipfruit Industry
Tuesday, 3 August 1999, 2:02 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission will continue to monitor the pipfruit industry to ensure that competition can develop effectively should the Government go ahead with its proposed deregulation of the industry. More >>
Hill & Stewart's second Fair Trading conviction
Friday, 30 July 1999, 5:02 pm | Commerce Commission
The second Fair Trading Act conviction this year for retail chain Hill & Stewart Appliances Limited is a warning to all businesses offering hire purchase agreements: if they advertise interest rates they must show all additional costs. More >>
"Pureit" water filters not so pure
Monday, 19 July 1999, 2:07 pm | Commerce Commission
The importer of “Pureit” water filters, Beasam Holdings Limited, has admitted that its advertising included incorrect statements and was liable to be misleading because the filters do not remove Giardia and Cryptosporidium. More >>
Turners & Growers And United Flower Auction
Tuesday, 6 July 1999, 2:09 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission today received an application for clearance to merge two flower auction businesses in Auckland. More >>
Fletcher Challenge group interim exemption
Friday, 2 July 1999, 10:06 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission today granted 10 companies in the Fletcher Challenge Group an interim exemption from the Electricity Industry Reform Act (EIR Act). More >>
