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Competition agencies welcome International Cooperation Act
Wednesday, 17 October 2012, 9:27 am | Commerce Commission
The New Zealand Commerce Commission (NZCC) and Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) are today welcoming the passing of legislation arising out of the Commerce Commission (International Co-operation, and Fees) Act. More >>
Commerce Commission clears CSR and Brickworks to merge
Thursday, 11 October 2012, 11:39 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has cleared CSR Building Products (NZ) Limited and Brickworks Building Products (NZ) Limited to establish a joint venture to supply clay bricks in New Zealand. More >>
Increased competition means further deregulation of markets
Friday, 5 October 2012, 10:48 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission today released the findings of its annual competition review of backhaul services for the unbundled copper local loop (UCLL), unbundled copper low frequency (UCLF) and unbundled bitstream access (UBA). More >>
Commission releases further draft input methodologies
Monday, 1 October 2012, 9:30 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has today released input methodologies for the default price-quality paths that apply to electricity distribution services and gas pipeline services. More >>
Costly error by IAG - settlement with Commerce Commission
Tuesday, 18 September 2012, 12:45 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has reached a settlement with insurer IAG New Zealand Limited (IAG) after IAG admitted it may have breached the Fair Trading Act in relation to more than 150,000 insurance policies. More >>
Kiwifruit pollen not as Kiwi as claimed
Tuesday, 11 September 2012, 10:34 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has warned kiwifruit pollen supplier Kiwi Pollen (NZ) Limited for potentially misleading its customers about where some of its pollen was from. The Commission alleges Kiwi Pollen was in breach of the Fair Trading Act, which prohibits ... More >>
Vodafone Pays Hefty Price For Misleading Consumers
Monday, 10 September 2012, 12:21 pm | Commerce Commission
Fines imposed against Vodafone New Zealand Limited for breaches of the Fair Trading Act will total close to $1.5 million. Vodafone has been sentenced in the Auckland District Court today on 21 charges brought by the Commerce Commission over marketing ... More >>
CSR/Brickworks Clearance Application
Friday, 7 September 2012, 3:07 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has published a statement of preliminary issues relating to an application from CSR Building Products (NZ) Limited and Brickworks Building Products (NZ) Pty Limited seeking clearance to merge their brick businesses in New ... More >>
Fonterra Gets The All Clear
Friday, 7 September 2012, 10:17 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has cleared Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited to acquire the dairy processing assets of New Zealand Dairies Limited (in receivership). New Zealand Dairies processes raw milk at its Studholme factory near Waimate. More >>
Companies Seek Clearance To Merge
Tuesday, 4 September 2012, 11:42 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received an application from CSR Building Products (NZ) Limited and Brickworks Building Products (NZ) Limited seeking clearance to merge their brick businesses in New Zealand. CSR’s brick manufacturing plant in New Lynn ... More >>
Court of Appeal clears the way for trans-Tasman cartel case
Friday, 31 August 2012, 4:47 pm | Commerce Commission
The Court of Appeal has issued a ruling widening the Commerce Commission’s claims against Australian packaging company Visy Board Pty Ltd, for its part in an alleged cardboard packaging price-fixing cartel. More >>
Dry run review of Fonterra’s farm gate milk price
Monday, 27 August 2012, 12:07 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has today released its final report on the dry run review of how Fonterra sets its farm gate milk price. More >>
Electricity distribution default price-quality path: Com Com
Tuesday, 21 August 2012, 10:59 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission today released its draft decision to reset the default price-quality path for 16 electricity distributors. More >>
Framework for considering Chorus’ copper services published
Friday, 17 August 2012, 9:15 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission today published a paper outlining the relationship between Chorus’ regulated copper services and associated pricing principles. The copper services considered in the paper are the unbundled copper local loop (UCLL), unbundled ... More >>
Record $12 million penalty against Telecom stands
Friday, 3 August 2012, 1:13 pm | Commerce Commission
The Court of Appeal has upheld a record $12 million penalty imposed against Telecom in April 2011 for breaching the Commerce Act, following an unsuccessful appeal by Telecom. More >>
Two more airlines settle air cargo case: penalties top $21m
Friday, 27 July 2012, 4:03 pm | Commerce Commission
The High Court has ordered Korean Air Lines Co. Limited (Korean Air) and Emirates to pay penalties of $3.5 million and $1.5 million respectively for breaches of the Commerce Act. More >>
Vodafone/TelstraClear clearance application
Friday, 27 July 2012, 9:36 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has published a statement of preliminary issues relating to an application from Vodafone New Zealand Limited seeking clearance to acquire 100% of the equity in TelstraClear New Zealand Limited. More >>
Discussion document for statutory review of the UBA service
Thursday, 26 July 2012, 8:48 am | Commerce Commission
The Commission today released a discussion document on its approach to completing a statutory review of the unbundled bitstream access (UBA) service. More >>
29 companies potentially liable for telco development levy
Tuesday, 24 July 2012, 9:04 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission today released its final notification of the companies potentially liable for the $50 million Telecomunications Development Levy (TDL) for the 2011/12 year. The levy will fund telecommunications service obligation (TSO) charges, rural ... More >>
Commerce Commission to continue mobile monitoring
Wednesday, 18 July 2012, 8:38 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission’s fourth mobile monitoring report released today continues to show a decrease in the difference between the cost of calling and texting on the same network compared to calling and texting other networks. More >>
