Commerce Commission - Latest News [Page 78]
Commission issues penny-auction website warning - 'DealSave'
Friday, 21 February 2014, 11:55 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission is warning consumers to be aware of the penny-auction website ‘DealSave’ (www.mydealsave.com), as it has concerns about the site which runs auctions for electronic items such as cameras, tablets, phones and televisions. Consumers ... More >>
USG & Boral granted clearance to form a joint venture
Friday, 21 February 2014, 10:33 am | Commerce Commission
The Commission has granted clearance to USG Corporation (USG) and Boral Limited (Boral) to enter into a joint venture. More >>
Commission confirms formal investigation into allegations
Thursday, 20 February 2014, 4:15 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has confirmed it is formally investigating the allegations of anti-competitive behavior towards suppliers by Countdown. More >>
Commission seeks views on capital input methodologies costs
Thursday, 20 February 2014, 1:38 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission is now inviting views on whether it should consider reviewing or amending the input methodologies for the cost of capital that apply to electricity lines services, gas pipeline services and specified airport services regulated under ... More >>
Commission advises confidentiality available
Friday, 14 February 2014, 5:02 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission confirmed yesterday that it is assessing alleged anti-competitive behaviour by Countdown towards their suppliers. More >>
Commerce Commission assessing allegations against Countdown
Friday, 14 February 2014, 10:22 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has confirmed that it has received a written complaint outlining concerns of alleged anti-competitive behaviour by Countdown towards their suppliers. More >>
Final report on Christchurch International Airport
Thursday, 13 February 2014, 10:47 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has released its final report to the Ministers of Commerce and Transport on the effectiveness of the information disclosure regulation in relation to Christchurch International Airport. More >>
Commission Issues Warning Over ‘No Discounting’ Clause
Thursday, 13 February 2014, 10:28 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has warned all New Zealand District Health Boards (DHBs) and pharmacies nationwide that “no discounting” clauses in the 2012 Community Pharmacy Services Agreement (CPSA) are likely to have breached s 27 of the Commerce ... More >>
Commerce Commission releases UBA process and issues paper
Friday, 7 February 2014, 9:46 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has today released a paper which outlines the proposed process for pricing Chorus’ wholesale broadband – the unbundled bitstream access (UBA) service - according to the ‘Final Pricing Principle’ in the Telecommunications ... More >>
IAG’s application to acquire 100% of the shares in Lumley
Thursday, 30 January 2014, 10:42 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has published a statement of preliminary issues relating to an application from IAG (NZ) Holdings Limited (IAG) to acquire 100% of the shares in Lumley General Insurance (N.Z.) Limited (Lumley). More >>
Finance company fined for its part in toxic water claims
Friday, 24 January 2014, 5:19 pm | Commerce Commission
Auckland based finance company Tiny Terms Limited has been fined $77,200 in the Auckland District Court today for its part in the door to door sale of water filters by Love Springs Limited. More >>
Bauer given clearance to acquire magazine titles
Friday, 24 January 2014, 10:33 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has cleared Bauer Media Group (NZ) LP (Bauer) to acquire all of the assets used by APN Specialist Publications NZ Limited (APNSP) in the publication of the New Zealand editions of the following magazines: New Zealand Woman’s Weekly; ... More >>
Commission settles with Vodafone over ‘Broadband Lite’
Thursday, 16 January 2014, 9:52 am | Commerce Commission
Vodafone NZ Limited has paid out $268,231 to customers in a settlement reached with the Commerce Commission concerning the company’s promotion of the “Broadband Lite” service. More >>
Latest retail price benchmarking for telco services
Monday, 23 December 2013, 9:50 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has released its third report benchmarking New Zealand retail prices for fixed-line phone and broadband services against international prices. A report benchmarking retail prices in New Zealand’s mobile markets will be published ... More >>
Statement of preliminary issues for USG-Boral joint venture
Friday, 20 December 2013, 4:10 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has published a statement of preliminary issues relating to USG Corporation’s and Boral Limited’s joint application seeking clearance to enter into a joint venture. More >>
Com Com commences proceedings relating to AK timber cartel
Friday, 20 December 2013, 4:06 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has today filed proceedings in the High Court against Carter Holt Harvey Limited for price fixing in the Auckland timber market. More >>
IAG seeks clearance to acquire Lumley
Friday, 20 December 2013, 3:31 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received an application from IAG (NZ) Holdings Limited (IAG) seeking clearance to acquire 100% of the shares in Lumley General Insurance (N.Z.) Limited (Lumley). More >>
Consumer law modernised and extended
Thursday, 19 December 2013, 4:28 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission says it’s ready to enforce the changes enacted by the passage into law this week of the Fair Trading Amendment Act 2013, and urges businesses to know the new ground rules and ensure they act within the law. More >>
Thermo Fisher cleared to acquire Life Technologies
Thursday, 19 December 2013, 4:26 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has cleared Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (Thermo Fisher) to acquire Life Technologies Corporation (Life Technologies). The clearance is conditional on Thermo Fisher selling its foetal bovine serum (FBS) business to a third party. More >>
Commission closes Air NZ credit card surcharge investigation
Thursday, 19 December 2013, 2:48 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has concluded an investigation into credit card surcharging by Air New Zealand and found that the airline has not engaged in conduct likely to breach the Fair Trading Act (FTA). More >>
