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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 >>
Toy importer fined for selling unsafe toys
Monday, 12 February 2018, 6:18 pm | Commerce Commission
Toy importer Mega Import and Export Limited (Mega Import) has been fined $65,000 for selling toys which did not comply with a mandatory standard. More >>
Mobile trader fined despite being liquidated
Wednesday, 7 February 2018, 1:38 pm | Commerce Commission
A mobile trader has been fined more than $100,000 despite going into liquidation in early 2017. More >>
Draft decision on Wellington Electricity earthquake plan
Thursday, 1 February 2018, 8:55 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has released its draft decision on Wellington Electricity’s proposal to spend $31 million on improving its network’s resilience to a major earthquake. More >>
Auckland dealership Motor Me warned for misleading conduct
Thursday, 25 January 2018, 2:09 pm | Commerce Commission
Auckland dealership Motor Me warned for misleading conduct when selling used cars More >>
Commission lays charges against EuroSteel
Tuesday, 23 January 2018, 5:08 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission confirms that 59 charges under the Fair Trading Act have been laid against Euro Corporation Limited (EuroSteel) for making false and misleading representations about its steel mesh product known as SE615. More >>
Study into telecommunication backhaul services starts
Friday, 19 January 2018, 10:45 am | Commerce Commission
'Backhaul' is a generic term used by the industry to describe a link that carries mobile, internet and voice traffic back from local exchanges, mobile and wireless sites to the core networks of service providers like Vocus, Vodafone, and Spark. More >>
New videos and quick guides on competition law
Thursday, 18 January 2018, 3:53 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has launched a new series of videos and quick guides to help businesses and procurers understand competition law. More >>
ComCom: Warning to Trustees Association Charitable Trust
Wednesday, 17 January 2018, 10:36 am | Commerce Commission
The Commission has issued a warning to NZ Trustees Association Charitable Trust (the Trustees Association) about concerns with invoices it sent to registered New Zealand charities for membership services. More >>
Debt collection group to credit customers overcharged
Tuesday, 16 January 2018, 5:23 pm | Commerce Commission
Debt collection group Receivables Management has agreed to credit more than $1.4 million to around 1,700 customers who were wrongly charged interest, costs and fees on loans after their goods had been repossessed and sold. More >>
Commission alerts public to LuxStyle online sales method
Wednesday, 10 January 2018, 1:22 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission is alerting the public to be wary when browsing for products online on sites operated by Lux International Sales ApS (LuxStyle), a company based in Denmark. More >>
