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Heinz Wattie’s seeks clearance to acquire certain assets
Tuesday, 28 November 2017, 7:33 pm | Commerce Commission
Heinz Wattie’s seeks clearance to acquire certain assets of Cerebos Gregg’s The Commerce Commission has received an application from H. J. Heinz Company (New Zealand) Limited (Heinz Wattie’s) seeking clearance to acquire the food and instant ... More >>
Cold-call education company fined $351,000
Tuesday, 28 November 2017, 5:03 pm | Commerce Commission
Maths education company Auckland Academy of Learning Limited (AAL) has been fined $351,000 on 11 charges under the Fair Trading Act. More >>
Beware of Holiday Travel Scratchie Scams
Tuesday, 28 November 2017, 9:30 am | Commerce Commission
The Commission is warning the public to be wary of two travel scratchie scams being run from Malaysia and appearing in New Zealanders’ letterboxes. The scratchies entice people to pay fees to release a prize which consumers say they never get. More >>
‘Stop now’ letter to fire extinguisher service company
Monday, 27 November 2017, 6:25 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has issued a ‘stop now’ letter to Aero Fire (NZ) Sales & Service Limited (Aero Fire), over business practices which the Commission considers may be harmful to consumers. More >>
Appeal against Hamilton real estate price fixing decision
Friday, 24 November 2017, 2:25 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission intends to file a Notice of Appeal against the High Court’s decision to dismiss the Commission’s case against two real estate agencies and their directors for price fixing. More >>
Preliminary view to authorise collective bargaining
Thursday, 23 November 2017, 4:20 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has released its draft determination which would allow members of the Waikato - Bay of Plenty Chicken Growers Association Incorporated to collectively bargain with Inghams Enterprises (NZ) Pty Limited. More >>
Settlement reached with Nelson Electricity
Wednesday, 22 November 2017, 10:34 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has reached an out of court settlement with Nelson Electricity Limited after it exceeded its revenue cap for the year to 31 March 2017. More >>
Proposed Approach to Assessing Wellington Electricity’s Plan
Friday, 17 November 2017, 9:49 am | Commerce Commission
Proposed Approach to Assessing Wellington Electricity’s Plan to Spend $31 Million on Earthquake Resilience More >>
Draft decision on Powerco’s application for upgrade
Thursday, 16 November 2017, 9:35 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has today released its draft decision on electricity lines company Powerco’s proposal for a major network upgrade. More >>
Commission Releases More Beginners Guides for Broadband
Wednesday, 15 November 2017, 10:53 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has today released a further two quick guides as part of its work to help demystify broadband for consumers. More >>
Transpower’s investment in national grid
Wednesday, 15 November 2017, 9:11 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has today released its draft decision on its review of the rules relating to Transpower’s capital expenditure. More >>
It’s All Good resources to teach teenagers their rights
Monday, 13 November 2017, 4:06 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission is offering free teaching resources off the back of its animated series It’s All Good to teach teenagers their consumer rights. More >>
Online tool to make performance data more accessible
Thursday, 9 November 2017, 9:17 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has today launched a new online data visualisation tool to make information about the performance of the country’s 29 electricity lines companies more accessible. More >>
Asset management of electricity distributors key focus
Thursday, 9 November 2017, 9:09 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has today published an open letter outlining how asset management is a key priority for the Commission’s work in the electricity distribution sector over the coming year. More >>
High Court injunction to stop Platinum buying OfficeMax
Thursday, 2 November 2017, 5:40 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission today filed proceedings in the High Court at Auckland seeking an injunction to prevent Platinum Equity LLC acquiring OfficeMax Holdings Limited. More >>
Court confirms first ever jail sentence in Commission case
Thursday, 2 November 2017, 11:52 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission welcomes the Court of Appeal’s decision to dismiss Vikram Mehta’s appeal against his jail sentence. More >>
Solar Panel Retailer Warned Over Financial Benefit Claims
Thursday, 2 November 2017, 9:41 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has issued a warning to a solar panel systems retailer over claims made about the financial benefits of solar panel installation. More >>
Draft decision on major telcos
Thursday, 26 October 2017, 9:19 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission today released its draft decision on how much 16 telecommunications providers will each pay towards the Government’s $50 million Telecommunications Development Levy (TDL) for 2016/17. More >>
Final settlement reached in livestock price fixing case
Tuesday, 24 October 2017, 2:16 pm | Commerce Commission
A settlement has been reached with Elders Rural Holdings Limited (Elders) in a price fixing case arising from the livestock industry’s response to the introduction of the National Animal Identification and Tracing Act 2012 (NAIT Act). More >>
No change proposed for information requirements
Tuesday, 24 October 2017, 9:00 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has today released a draft decision which proposes not to amend the information requirements applying to gas pipeline businesses which apply for a customised price-quality path (CPP). More >>
