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Commerce Commission proceeds with air car price-fixing case
Friday, 26 August 2011, 2:57 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has succeeded in the first phase of its trial against the defending airlines in the Commission’s air cargo price-fixing case. In May 2011, the High Court was asked to decide whether there was a “market in New Zealand” ... More >>
Commission Executes Search Warrants in Made In NZ Crackdown
Friday, 26 August 2011, 11:15 am | Commerce Commission
Commerce Commission staff yesterday executed a number of search warrants in Rotorua and Auckland in relation to an ongoing investigation in the tourism souvenir sector. More >>
iSite applies for clearance to acquire OTW billboard assets
Thursday, 25 August 2011, 4:04 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received an application from iSite Limited seeking clearance to acquire up to 100 per cent of the billboard assets of O.T.W Advertising Limited. More >>
GEA granted clearance to acquire Nu-Con
Thursday, 25 August 2011, 10:24 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has granted clearance for GEA Process Engineering A/S to acquire 100 per cent of the shares in Nu-Con Limited. More >>
Commission releases approach for setting starting prices
Monday, 22 August 2011, 2:05 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission today released a discussion paper outlining our proposed approach to the setting of starting prices for gas pipeline businesses subject to default price-quality paths (DPPs) under Part 4 of the Commerce Act 1986. More >>
Commerce Commission cautions sunbed industry over claims
Monday, 22 August 2011, 9:52 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission today put sunbed operators and distributors on notice about the risks of making false or misleading claims about the health benefits and risks of sunbed use. More >>
Insurance company to refund customers after Fair Trading Act
Friday, 19 August 2011, 11:17 am | Commerce Commission
An insurance company has admitted breaching the Fair Trading Act by failing to adequately disclose that an administration fee would be charged for cancelling private vehicle insurance. More >>
Vodafone guilty of misleading customers: fined $400K
Friday, 12 August 2011, 12:59 pm | Commerce Commission
Vodafone New Zealand Limited was fined over $400,000 in the Auckland District Court today after pleading guilty to breaching the Fair Trading Act in relation to its Vodafone Live! mobile phone internet service. More >>
Christchurch car company pleads guilty to FTA Breaches
Tuesday, 9 August 2011, 2:09 pm | Commerce Commission
A Christchurch based car company has pleaded guilty to 55 charges of breaching the Fair Trading relating to sales made on Trade Me. Morrison Car Company has been fined a total of $45,000 and ordered to pay $1,000 court costs in the Christchurch District ... More >>
Price control inquiry into milk not warranted
Tuesday, 2 August 2011, 9:54 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has completed its review of domestic milk markets and has concluded that there is no valid basis for a price control inquiry under Part 4 of the Commerce Act at this time. More >>
Gyms told to shape up over members contracts
Monday, 1 August 2011, 11:13 am | Commerce Commission
The gym industry is being advised by the Commerce Commission that many gyms may be breaking consumer credit law when customers pay for membership by instalments. More >>
Merger of Southern Cross & Aorangi Hospitals Authorised
Thursday, 28 July 2011, 5:00 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has authorised the merger of the Palmerston North private hospital operations of Southern Cross Hospitals Limited and Aorangi Hospital Limited. If the merger proceeds, there will be only one provider of private hospital services ... More >>
Commerce Commission completes review of wholesale UBA Price
Thursday, 28 July 2011, 9:22 am | Commerce Commission
Commerce Commission completes review of wholesale UBA Price The Commerce Commission has released its final determination of unbundled bitstream access (UBA) pricing following a review of UBA pricing components (including overage, ISP services, bundle ... More >>
Com Com proposes electricity distribution price adjustments
Tuesday, 19 July 2011, 10:34 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has issued a draft decision to reset regulatory controls for 16 electricity distribution businesses from 2012-2015. The proposed reset would implement new regulatory rules and processes—called input methodologies—set by ... More >>
Statement of preliminary issues for Seagate’s application
Friday, 15 July 2011, 4:12 pm | Commerce Commission
Statement of preliminary issues for Seagate’s clearance application to acquire Samsung hard disk drive business More >>
Competition improves broadband browsing speed
Thursday, 14 July 2011, 2:01 pm | Commerce Commission
The performance of New Zealand’s broadband services is continuing to improve according to a report released by the Commerce Commission today. More >>
GEA applies for clearance to acquire Nu-Con
Monday, 11 July 2011, 2:26 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received an application from GEA Process Engineering A/S seeking clearance to acquire 100 percent of the shares in Nu-Con Limited. GEA supplies processing equipment that is used in the dairy, food and pharmaceutical ... More >>
Refrigerant License Trust Board applies for authorization
Friday, 8 July 2011, 1:21 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received an application under its streamlined authorisation process from the Refrigerant License Trust Board (RLTB). The RLTB is a charitable trust which has the purpose of promoting, educating, and training people in the safe ... More >>
Seagate Technology applies for hard disk drive business
Wednesday, 6 July 2011, 2:28 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Seagate Technology Plc seeking clearance to acquire certain assets of the hard disk drive business of Samsung Electronics Co. Limited. The application relates to a global merger. More >>
Preliminary view to approve private hospital merger
Friday, 1 July 2011, 3:43 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has reached a preliminary view that it should allow Southern Cross Hospitals Limited and Aorangi Hospital Limited to merge their Palmerston North private hospitals. More >>
