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Commerce Commission releases Chorus consultation document
Friday, 6 December 2013, 8:37 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has today released a consultation document for the Final Pricing Principle (FPP) of Chorus’ Unbundled Copper Local Loop (UCLL) Service. More >>
Settlement with Wellington Electricity on its 2012 breach
Thursday, 5 December 2013, 4:22 pm | Commerce Commission
Commerce Commission reaches settlement with Wellington Electricity on its 2012 price path breach Issued 5 December 2013 Release No. 48 Commerce Commission reaches settlement with Wellington Electricity on its 2012 price path breach The Commerce Commission ... More >>
USG Corporation and Boral Limited seek to form join venture
Wednesday, 4 December 2013, 4:42 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commission has received a joint application from USG Corporation and Boral Limited seeking clearance to enter into a joint venture. The proposed joint venture relates to the two parties’ operations in Asia, the Middle East and Australasia for the ... More >>
PropertyIQ and Terralink merger cleared
Monday, 2 December 2013, 5:18 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has cleared the merger between PropertyIQ and Terralink International, with the new business to be known as CoreLogic NZ Limited, to reflect its membership of the global CoreLogic business. More >>
PropertyIQ granted clearance to acquire Terralink
Friday, 29 November 2013, 4:44 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has cleared PropertyIQ New Zealand Limited to acquire the business and assets of Terralink International Ltd. More >>
North Island Grid Upgrade Project paper published
Friday, 29 November 2013, 4:15 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission is seeking views on Transpower’s application to amend the allowance approved for the North Island Grid Upgrade Project (NIGU Project). More >>
Com Com determines Orion’s customised price-quality path
Friday, 29 November 2013, 8:51 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has determined Orion’s customised price-quality path for 2014-2019, which takes into account Orion’s circumstances following the Canterbury earthquakes in 2010 and 2011. More >>
Commerce Commission on international information requests
Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 2:16 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has today released its guidelines for Overseas Requests for Compulsorily Acquired Information and Investigative Assistance. The guidelines explain how the Commission deals with requests from recognised overseas regulators made under ... More >>
Auckland car salesman convicted of dishonest online auction
Thursday, 21 November 2013, 5:18 pm | Commerce Commission
Auckland car salesman Craig James Rutherford has been fined $12,100 in the Auckland District Court today on 11 charges of breaching the Fair Trading Act (FTA) by shill bidding during the sale of cars on the Trade Me auction website. More >>
Rubbish bag company fined heavily over environment claims
Tuesday, 19 November 2013, 4:03 pm | Commerce Commission
Eco-Pal Ltd (Eco-Pal), a manufacturer of plastic rubbish bags, has been sentenced in the Auckland District Court for environmental claims it made that breached the Fair Trading Act (FTA). More >>
Issues for Bauer’s application to acquire APNSP magazines
Friday, 15 November 2013, 4:36 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has published a statement of preliminary issues relating to an application from Bauer Media Group (NZ) LP (Bauer) to acquire certain magazine publishing assets of APN Specialist Publications NZ Ltd (APNSP). More >>
Baycorp settlement puts credit industry on notice
Monday, 11 November 2013, 2:43 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission says its settlement with Baycorp (NZ) Limited (Baycorp), under which debtors have been refunded or had account balances reduced by a total of $3.5m, sends a strong message to the credit industry that participants must comply ... More >>
Thermo Fisher seeks clearance to acquire Life Technologies
Friday, 8 November 2013, 12:04 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (Thermo Fisher) seeking clearance to acquire Life Technologies Corporation (Life Technologies). More >>
“Stop Now” letter issued to finance companies
Wednesday, 6 November 2013, 3:10 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has issued a ‘Stop Now’ letter to finance companies Evolution Finance Limited (Evolution Finance) and Budget Loans Limited (Budget Loans) asking them to stop repossessing, or asserting a right to repossess, consumer goods where ... More >>
Com Com releases final decision on UBA price review
Tuesday, 5 November 2013, 8:51 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has today released its final decision on the additional costs of Chorus’ unbundled bitstream access (UBA) service. These are the costs of providing the UBA service over and above the unbundled copper local loop (UCLL) price component. More >>
Bauer Media Group seeks clearance to acquire APN magazines
Friday, 1 November 2013, 4:50 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Bauer Media Group (NZ) LP (Bauer) seeking clearance to acquire certain magazine publishing assets of APN Specialist Publications NZ Ltd (APN). More >>
Transpower’s maximum allowable revenues adjusted
Thursday, 31 October 2013, 3:37 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission yesterday reduced Transpower’s maximum allowable revenue for the coming pricing year from 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015 by $25.1 million, from $959.7 million to $934.6 million. More >>
Commission releases draft LAD
Wednesday, 30 October 2013, 9:47 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission today released its draft determination for the amount 22 telecommunications providers will pay towards the $50 million Telecommunications Development Levy (TDL) for 2012/13. More >>
Preliminary issues for Telecom & Vodafone - 700 MHz spectrum
Tuesday, 22 October 2013, 9:23 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has published a statement of preliminary issues relating to the applications from Telecom and Vodafone seeking clearance to acquire the management rights to 700 MHz radio spectrum. More >>
New information disclosure requirements for Transpower
Monday, 21 October 2013, 4:13 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has today released for consultation its draft information disclosure requirements for electricity lines services supplied by Transpower. More >>
