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Charges against Vodafone for FibreX broadband advertising
Friday, 13 April 2018, 11:25 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has laid 27 charges under the Fair Trading Act against Vodafone New Zealand Limited (Vodafone) for engaging in false and misleading conduct in relation to its FibreX broadband service. More >>
Commission releases telco market developments snapshot
Tuesday, 10 April 2018, 9:06 am | Commerce Commission
The paper provides a summary of key market developments in 2017, including: • consumers being offered increasingly diverse bundles of telco services including electricity or streaming video services, and large or unlimited data bundles for mobile phones ... More >>
Daiken cleared to acquire Dongwha's MDF wood products
Thursday, 29 March 2018, 10:37 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has granted clearance for Daiken New Zealand to acquire 100% of the shares in Dongwha New Zealand Limited. More >>
Improvements to the rules for Transpower's investment
Thursday, 29 March 2018, 9:50 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has today released its final decision on its review of the rules relating to Transpower’s investment in the national grid. More >>
$31 million earthquake readiness plan approved
Wednesday, 28 March 2018, 9:16 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has approved Wellington Electricity’s application to invest an additional $31 million to improve its network’s resilience to a major earthquake. More >>
$1.27 billion major network upgrade for Powerco approved
Wednesday, 28 March 2018, 9:13 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has approved an application by Powerco to spend $1.27 billion on a major network upgrade. More >>
Study to ensure regulation keeps pace with changes
Tuesday, 27 March 2018, 9:22 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has confirmed the scope for its study into mobile telecommunications markets in New Zealand. More >>
Dishing up a surcharge with your hot cross bun
Monday, 26 March 2018, 11:51 am | Commerce Commission
With the Easter break around the corner, the Commerce Commission is reminding businesses that if they apply a surcharge it must be clearly and accurately disclosed to consumers. More >>
Commerce Commission appoints new Chief Executive
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 4:08 pm | Commerce Commission
Commerce Commission Chairman Dr Mark Berry today announced the appointment of Adrienne Meikle as Chief Executive of the Commerce Commission. Adrienne is currently Deputy Chief Executive, Corporate, Governance and Information group at the Ministry of Business, ... More >>
Rhone cleared to acquire swimming pool equipment company
Wednesday, 21 March 2018, 4:04 pm | Commerce Commission
Both businesses supply residential swimming pool equipment in New Zealand, with Rhone selling under the brand name Zodiac. More >>
Commission grants clearance for sauce merger
Friday, 9 March 2018, 11:33 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has granted clearance for Heinz Wattie’s to acquire the food and instant coffee business of Cerebos Gregg’s subject to a divestment undertaking. More >>
Fairer contract terms for public transport users
Friday, 9 March 2018, 10:41 am | Commerce Commission
A review by the Commerce Commission has resulted in some major public transport providers making changes to the standard terms of use for their re-usable pre-paid travel cards. More >>
Clearance declined for Trade Me to acquire Motorcentral
Friday, 9 March 2018, 9:00 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has declined to grant clearance to Trade Me to acquire Motorcentral (Limelight Software Limited). More >>
Consumers need to consider if buying from Viagogo worth risk
Tuesday, 6 March 2018, 1:34 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission is advising consumers to seriously consider whether buying tickets from ticket reselling website Viagogo is worth the risk after the latest series of complaints. More >>
Latest fine shows toy suppliers must check product safety
Monday, 26 February 2018, 12:21 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission is reminding toy suppliers that their products must comply with the mandatory standard for toys, following the conviction of a toy importer for selling a baby rattle which did not comply. More >>
Supplements producer warned over “Pharmacy Strength” claims
Wednesday, 21 February 2018, 11:18 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has issued a warning to Endeavour Consumer Health Limited (Endeavour) over its use of the term “Pharmacy Strength” in marketing its Red Seal Pharmacy Strength range of nutritional supplements. More >>
If you can’t back it up, don’t say it
Tuesday, 20 February 2018, 11:43 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has released a new video , giving guidance to traders on false, misleading or unsubstantiated claims and how to avoid making them. More >>
Sunscreen producer will meet NZ standard for SPF testing
Monday, 19 February 2018, 10:19 am | Commerce Commission
Sunscreen producer Johnson & Johnson (New Zealand) Limited (JJNZ) has undertaken to the Commerce Commission to only sell sunscreen products which meet the joint Australian/New Zealand standard. More >>
Supercrete Auckland director fined $37,500
Friday, 16 February 2018, 4:31 pm | Commerce Commission
The former director of Supercrete Auckland Limited (Supercrete) has been fined $37,500 for misrepresenting generic Chinese cladding as the premium Australian-made ‘Hebel’ brand. More >>
Statement released for Rhone/Fluidra merger
Friday, 16 February 2018, 3:14 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has published a Statement of Preliminary Issues relating to Rhone Capital LLC’s (Rhone) proposed acquisition of Fluidra S.A. (Fluidra). More >>
