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DLF Seeds seeks clearance to acquire PGG Wrightson’s seeds
Tuesday, 2 October 2018, 11:52 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received a clearance application from DLF Seeds A/S to acquire 100% of the shares of PGG Wrightson Seeds Holdings Limited from PGG Wrightson Limited. More >>
PB Tech fined for extensive failings
Monday, 1 October 2018, 11:51 am | Commerce Commission
PB Technologies Ltd (PB Tech) has been fined $77,000 in the Auckland District Court after pleading guilty to 14 charges brought by the Commission for selling non-compliant extended warranties. More >>
NZSALE sentenced for unsafe children’s nightwear
Wednesday, 26 September 2018, 9:08 am | Commerce Commission
Online and store retailer NZSALE was fined $74,000 in the North Shore District Court yesterday after pleading guilty to four charges brought by the Commerce Commission for selling nightwear that failed to meet the applicable safety standard. More >>
Commission welcomes Court of Appeal ruling on NZME/Fairfax
Tuesday, 25 September 2018, 10:04 am | Commerce Commission
The Court of Appeal has dismissed NZME and Fairfax’s (now Stuff) long-running appeal against the Commerce Commission’s decision to decline their media merger. More >>
Statement of Preliminary Issues for Tennex/San-i-pak
Friday, 21 September 2018, 3:38 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has published a statement of preliminary issues relating to the proposed acquisition of the medical and quarantine waste collection and treatment assets of San-i-pak Limited (San-i-pak) by Tennex Capital Limited (Tennex). More >>
Fraud charge over fire extinguisher service claims
Thursday, 20 September 2018, 12:09 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has filed charges under the Crimes Act 1961 and the Fair Trading Act 1986 (FT Act) against the owner of a company which supplies and services fire extinguishers. More >>
Datix’s proposed acquisition of RL Solutions investigated
Wednesday, 19 September 2018, 9:35 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has opened an investigation into Datix’s proposed acquisition of RL Solutions. More >>
Tennex seeks authorisation to acquire San-i-pak
Tuesday, 18 September 2018, 11:46 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received an authorisation application from Tennex Capital Limited (Tennex) to acquire the medical and quarantine waste collection and treatment assets of San-i-pak Limited (San-i-pak). More >>
Commission to file proceedings against Aurora Energy
Monday, 17 September 2018, 9:30 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has decided to file court proceedings against Dunedin-based electricity lines company Aurora Energy for breaching its regulated quality standards in 2016 and 2017. The Commission will be asking the High Court to impose financial ... More >>
Review of Fonterra’s base milk price calculation
Friday, 14 September 2018, 10:06 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has released its final report on Fonterra’s base milk price calculation for the 2017/18 dairy season. More >>
Letter of issues for proposed Thales / Gemalto acquisition
Monday, 10 September 2018, 1:45 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has sent a letter of issues to Thales S.A. in relation to its proposed acquisition of Gemalto N.V. More >>
Garment supplier pleads guilty over kids’ clothes labelling
Monday, 10 September 2018, 10:29 am | Commerce Commission
Clothing supplier Goodwear Limited (Goodwear) has pleaded guilty to 16 charges relating to missing or incorrect fire warning and other labelling on children’s clothing. More >>
Commission responds on Vector’s reopener request
Thursday, 6 September 2018, 10:02 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission is seeking views on its provisional view not to reopen Vector’s reliability standards that apply to its electricity network. Vector made the request on the basis that it had changed its health and safety policies so that maintenance ... More >>
Commission retains power to regulate national mobile roaming
Tuesday, 4 September 2018, 9:42 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has decided not to start an investigation into whether national mobile roaming should be deregulated. More >>
Commission seeks views on future mobile market performance
Friday, 31 August 2018, 8:52 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has released an issues paper calling for submissions on its initial assessment of the mobile market being carried out under Section 9A of the Telecommunications Act 2001. The Commission is seeking evidence on how the market ... More >>
Commission charges "free range" egg farmer
Thursday, 30 August 2018, 10:41 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has laid eight charges against Xue (Frank) Chen, the owner of a West Auckland free range egg farm which trades under the name Gold Chick Poultry Farm. More >>
Commission seeks first declaration on contract terms
Wednesday, 29 August 2018, 11:47 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has commenced High Court proceedings seeking a declaration that mobile trader Home Direct Limited’s (Home Direct) consumer contracts contained unfair terms relating to its “voucher entitlement scheme”. More >>
Extending restrictions on the marketing of infant formula
Monday, 27 August 2018, 4:19 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has reached a preliminary view that it should allow members of the Infant Nutrition Council (INC) to restrict their advertising and marketing of infant formula for children up to 12 months of age, for a period of five years. More >>
ComCom watches legal action against Trivago in Aus closely
Monday, 27 August 2018, 3:27 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission is keeping an eye on legal action being taken in Australia against hotel comparison website Trivago for deceiving consumers. More >>
Vodafone faces charges over expired contracts
Wednesday, 22 August 2018, 12:16 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has laid 10 charges against Vodafone New Zealand Limited (Vodafone) alleging it made false representations in invoices sent to its customers. More >>
