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Online trader warned over alleged attempt to fix prices
Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 9:55 am | Commerce Commission
An online bullion dealer has received a warning from the Commerce Commission for an alleged attempt to fix the price of bullion sold on Trade Me last year. More >>
Universal granted clearance to acquire EMI businesses
Friday, 22 June 2012, 12:03 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has cleared Universal Music Holdings Limited, to acquire the recorded music businesses of EMI Group Global Limited, to the extent that the acquisition affects markets in New Zealand. More >>
Commerce Commission discussion paper on copper service price
Thursday, 21 June 2012, 10:19 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission today announced that it will be issuing a further discussion paper on the pricing of services over Chorus’s copper local loop network. The Commission is also extending the timeframe for the final stages of re-benchmarking the unbundled ... More >>
Clearance application for epay to aquire Ezi-Pay declined
Friday, 15 June 2012, 2:47 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has declined an application from epay for clearance to acquire Ezi-Pay. epay and Ezi-Pay both act as distributor-agents for a range of pre-paid products, including pre-paid mobile phone top-ups, calling cards, gift cards, digital ... More >>
Commerce Commission releases draft input methodologies
Friday, 15 June 2012, 11:10 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission today released draft input methodologies for electricity distribution services and gas pipeline services. The draft input methodologies concern the valuation of assets, allocation of costs and treatment of taxation. More >>
Court of Appeal confirms Commerce Commission decision
Friday, 1 June 2012, 4:56 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission welcomes a Court of Appeal decision today confirming that the Commission is not required to determine a starting price input methodology for electricity distribution and gas pipeline services. This overturns the previous High ... More >>
Important win on jurisdiction issue
Friday, 1 June 2012, 12:23 pm | Commerce Commission
The Court of Appeal has confirmed the New Zealand High Court’s jurisdiction in the Commerce Commission’s ongoing freight forwarding cartel case against Kuehne+Nagel International AG (Kuehne+Nagel). More >>
Dry run review of Fonterra’s farm gate milk price
Thursday, 31 May 2012, 10:48 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has today released a draft report on the dry run review of Fonterra’s farm gate milk price and is seeking submissions from interested parties on its initial conclusions. More >>
Commission releases paper for review of airport services
Thursday, 31 May 2012, 9:57 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has released a process and issues paper for the review of how effectively information disclosure regulation is working in the airports sector. More >>
Commission urges tax refund agents to comply with Act
Tuesday, 22 May 2012, 9:30 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has put personal tax summary intermediaries (PTSIs) on notice that they may be failing to meet their obligations under the Fair Trading Act. More >>
Factors affecting high speed broadband identified
Monday, 21 May 2012, 11:00 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has released its draft report on factors that may affect the uptake of high speed broadband. The Commission is seeking submissions from interested parties on the draft report. More >>
Igloo joint venture won't lessen pay TV market competition
Wednesday, 16 May 2012, 11:51 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has completed its investigation into the joint venture between Television New Zealand Limited (TVNZ) and Sky Network Television Limited (Sky) finding the pay TV market will not be less competitive as a result of the venture. More >>
Pact Group granted clearance to acquire Viscount Plastic NZ
Thursday, 10 May 2012, 6:35 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has cleared Pact Group Pty Limited to acquire the plastic pails business of Viscount Plastic (NZ) Limited. The clearance is given on the basis of a divestment undertaking – that Pact Group will sell certain assets that currently ... More >>
Draft price for the unbundled copper local loop released
Friday, 4 May 2012, 9:15 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission today published its revised draft decision re-benchmarking the wholesale price for the unbundled copper local loop service (UCLL). The UCLL service allows Chorus’s competitors to use Chorus’s copper network between an ... More >>
Wage rates grow 2.0 percent
Tuesday, 1 May 2012, 10:55 am | Commerce Commission
Salary and wage rates, which include overtime, increased 2.0 percent in the year to the March 2012 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This includes a 0.5 percent rise in the March 2012 quarter. More >>
Competition becoming more intense in telecoms market
Tuesday, 1 May 2012, 9:58 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission today released its 2011 telecommunications annual monitoring report analysing the state of New Zealand’s telecommunications markets. More >>
Commerce Commission’s investigation into Credit Sails
Tuesday, 24 April 2012, 10:54 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission’s investigation into the failure of the Credit Sails investment product has reached a point where the Commission is now able to update investors and the public. More >>
Draft determinations for UFB information disclosure
Monday, 23 April 2012, 9:34 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission today issued draft determinations for the information disclosure requirements for companies who are building fibre networks as part of the Government’s ultra-fast broadband (UFB) initiative. More >>
Those potentially liable for telco development levy defined
Thursday, 19 April 2012, 9:43 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission today set out their preliminary views on the persons potentially liable for the Telecomunications Development Levy (TDL) for the 2011/12 year. More >>
Start-up daily deal website warned for bait advertising
Thursday, 12 April 2012, 11:34 am | Commerce Commission
Being unable to supply advertised daily deal vouchers has today earned a start-up Christchurch-based website a warning about bait advertising from the Commerce Commission. More >>
