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Draft capital expenditure input methodology for Transpower
Friday, 1 July 2011, 1:22 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has released its draft determination and reasons paper on an input methodology for approving Transpower New Zealand Limited’s capital expenditure proposals. More >>
Matariki Forests and the Selwyn Plantation Board
Wednesday, 29 June 2011, 10:43 am | Commerce Commission
Statement of preliminary issues for Matariki Forests’ clearance application to acquire the Selwyn Plantation Board More >>
Comfort Group granted clearance to acquire Dunlop Living
Friday, 24 June 2011, 12:08 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has granted clearance for New Zealand Comfort Group Limited to acquire all of the business assets of Dunlop Living Limited. The clearance is given subject to the merged entity selling the foam underlay manufacturing business ... More >>
Matariki Forests applies to acquire Selwyn Plantation assets
Thursday, 23 June 2011, 9:48 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Matariki Forests seeking clearance to acquire the forestry assets of the Selwyn Plantation Board. More >>
Contact Energy to refund overcharged customers $280,000
Friday, 17 June 2011, 10:01 am | Commerce Commission
Contact Energy has admitted breaching the Fair Trading Act in relation to misleading some customers about the amount payable for final bills. Customers who closed their account with the energy supplier between 1 April 2008 and 15 April 2011 did not receive ... More >>
$5.2 million in new penalties for price fixing in freight
Tuesday, 14 June 2011, 2:56 pm | Commerce Commission
The High Court at Auckland has ordered three international freight forwarding companies to pay penalties totalling $5.2 million plus costs for breaches of the Commerce Act. More >>
Cavalier Wool’s purchase of scouring assets authorised
Friday, 10 June 2011, 10:27 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has decided to authorise Cavalier Wool Holding’s acquisition of all of the wool scouring assets of New Zealand Wool Services International. If the acquisition occurs, Cavalier Wool will be the only wool scourer in New Zealand. More >>
Commerce Com seeks submissions on UBA competition review
Wednesday, 8 June 2011, 10:16 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission is seeking submissions on a revised draft report on whether Telecom faces competition in providing the unbundled bitstream access (UBA) service. More >>
Fine for misleading representation of royal jelly
Monday, 30 May 2011, 12:32 pm | Commerce Commission
A company that imported Chinese powdered royal jelly, and sold it in capsules claiming it was “Made in New Zealand’ has been fined $11,400 in the Auckland District Court for breaches of the Fair Trading Act. More >>
Commerce Commission to issue proceedings against Telecom
Thursday, 26 May 2011, 9:50 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission is to issue proceedings alleging that Telecom is likely to have discriminated under the Telecom Separation Undertakings. The Commission alleges that Telecom failed to provide other telecommunications service providers with unbundled ... More >>
Southern Cross & Aorangi Hospital apply for joint venture
Wednesday, 25 May 2011, 1:53 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received a joint application under its streamlined authorisation process from Southern Cross Health Trust and Aorangi Hospital Limited. The application seeks authorisation for the two companies to merge their respective Palmerston North ... More >>
Commerce Commission Releases Terms For Broadband Study
Tuesday, 17 May 2011, 5:44 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has released the final terms of reference for a study into what drives demand for high speed broadband services. The study is intended to identify factors that may impede the uptake of those services in New Zealand. More >>
Preliminary issues for New Zealand Comfort Group’s clearance
Friday, 13 May 2011, 7:05 pm | Commerce Commission
Statement of preliminary issues for New Zealand Comfort Group’s clearance application to acquire Dunlop Living More >>
Court awards highest penalty to date in price fixing
Thursday, 12 May 2011, 12:14 pm | Commerce Commission
The High Court has ordered Qantas Airways Ltd to pay a $6.5 million penalty for breaches of the Commerce Act, the highest penalty to date in New Zealand for price fixing. More >>
NZ Comfort Group applies to acquire Dunlop Living
Friday, 6 May 2011, 2:42 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received an application from New Zealand Comfort Group Limited, formerly Sleepyhead Manufacturing Company Limited, seeking clearance to acquire all the assets of Dunlop Living Limited. New Zealand Comfort Group manufactures ... More >>
Commerce Commission appeals ruling in cardboard cartel case
Friday, 6 May 2011, 1:29 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission is filing an appeal against a High Court decision last month that limited the Commission’s case in respect of a cartel in the cardboard box industry. The High Court at Auckland decided on 20 April 2011 to reduce the number ... More >>
Commerce Commission cuts mobile termination rates
Thursday, 5 May 2011, 9:30 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission today released its decision on mobile termination rates – the cost of carrying a text or call on another network. There will be significant reductions in the wholesale termination rates for mobile calls and text messages. ... More >>
Commerce Commission on Telecom’s Accounting Separation
Tuesday, 3 May 2011, 12:09 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission today published its summary and analysis of Telecom’s regulatory financial statements for the year ending 30 June 2010. More >>
Telecom’s regulatory financial statements "unreliable"
Tuesday, 3 May 2011, 10:47 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission today published its summary and analysis of Telecom’s regulatory financial statements for the year ending 30 June 2010. As a result of its analysis, the Commission concludes that the regulatory financial statements are unreliable ... More >>
Competition in telecommunications continues to improve
Friday, 29 April 2011, 10:04 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has today released its 2009/10 telecommunications monitoring report analysing the state of New Zealand telecommunications markets. More >>
