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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 >>

Store warned for using price discounts it couldn’t back up

Wednesday, 22 August 2018, 10:30 am | Commerce Commission

Amaysim Operations Pty Ltd, trading as Buy Mobile, has been warned by the Commission for the unsubstantiated claims it made about discounts on the price of some mobile phones. More >>

Performance summaries released for gas pipeline companies

Tuesday, 21 August 2018, 1:07 pm | Commerce Commission

The Commerce Commission has today published one-page summaries of key performance measures for each of New Zealand’s four regulated gas distribution businesses. More >>

Brilliance fined $540,000 for misleading representations

Friday, 17 August 2018, 1:42 pm | Commerce Commission

Brilliance International Limited has been fined $540,000 for making false and misleading representations relating to its steel mesh products which are used to earthquake strengthen buildings. More >>

Commission to sue Viagogo

Wednesday, 15 August 2018, 11:55 am | Commerce Commission

The Commerce Commission is to commence civil proceedings in the High Court against Switzerland-based ticket resale website Viagogo. More >>

Draft decision to approve Wellington conductor replacement

Wednesday, 15 August 2018, 11:15 am | Commerce Commission

The Commerce Commission has released its draft decision proposing to approve $23.5 million for Transpower to replace the conductors (overhead wires) and strengthen the structures of a 9.5km section of its high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission ... More >>

Draft report on review of Fonterra’s 2017/18 base milk price

Wednesday, 15 August 2018, 10:18 am | Commerce Commission

The base milk price is the average price that Fonterra pays farmers for raw milk, which was set at $6.75 per kilogram of milk solids for the season just ended. More >>

The new Commerce Commission website is now live

Tuesday, 14 August 2018, 1:23 pm | Commerce Commission

We have built a brand new site with our users in mind to help you find what you are looking for easily and quickly. More >>

Proposed Thales / Gemalto merger

Friday, 10 August 2018, 12:20 pm | Commerce Commission

The Commerce Commission has published a statement of preliminary issues relating to the application from Thales S.A. (Thales) seeking clearance to acquire Gemalto N.V. (Gemalto). More >>

OMV to acquire Shell’s gas and liquids portfolio

Friday, 10 August 2018, 8:49 am | Commerce Commission

The Commerce Commission has granted clearance to OMV to acquire Royal Dutch Shell’s gas and liquids portfolio in New Zealand. More >>

Commission releases 2018/19 priorities

Thursday, 9 August 2018, 2:46 pm | Commerce Commission

There are a number of areas the Commission will always regard as a priority due to the potential significant impact on consumers, business or markets in New Zealand. These include cases that involve significant harm to consumers or the potential for ... More >>

Kiwipure charged over claims about its water filters

Thursday, 9 August 2018, 2:45 pm | Commerce Commission

Kiwipure Limited has pleaded not guilty to eight charges laid by the Commission alleging it made unsubstantiated claims about the benefits and ability of its water filters to soften water. More >>

Clearance for Goodman Fielder to acquire yoghurt business

Thursday, 9 August 2018, 11:55 am | Commerce Commission

The Commerce Commission has granted clearance for Goodman Fielder to acquire the assets related to the manufacture and distribution of ‘Yoplait’ branded yoghurt in New Zealand from Lion. More >>

Thales seeks clearance to acquire Gemalto

Wednesday, 1 August 2018, 4:36 pm | Commerce Commission

The Commerce Commission has received a clearance application from Thales S.A. (Thales) to acquire Gemalto N.V. (Gemalto). More >>

Anonymous whistleblowing tool to help report cartels

Wednesday, 1 August 2018, 12:28 pm | Commerce Commission

The Commerce Commission has launched an anonymous whistleblowing tool to enable people to report cartels without being identified. More >>

Assessment of electricity lines companies' asset management

Tuesday, 31 July 2018, 10:32 am | Commerce Commission

The Commerce Commission has released its high level observations from the 2016 and 2017 asset management plans of New Zealand’s 29 electricity lines companies, which cover the period from 2016 to 2027. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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