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Number portability determination extended
Wednesday, 15 December 2010, 11:17 am | Commerce Commission
In a final determination issued today the Commerce Commission has extended the current arrangement for number portability for both local and mobile telephone numbers for another six years. Number portability enables a customer to change their telecommunications ... More >>
High Levels of Lead Found in Budget Toys
Wednesday, 15 December 2010, 11:15 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission is investigating a number of toys sold in bargain variety stores following testing by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs which detected excessively high levels of lead. More >>
Chch Airport application to acquire Craddocks
Monday, 13 December 2010, 4:21 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has published a statement of preliminary issues relating to an application received from Christchurch International Airport Limited on 7 December 2010 seeking clearance to acquire Craddocks Car Storage. More >>
Com Com consulting on business competition guidelines
Friday, 10 December 2010, 3:56 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission is consulting about updating its Mergers and Acquisitions Guidelines and its Benefits and Detriments Guidelines. “We intend to reflect recent court judgments and our current practices in the draft updated guidelines, and we ... More >>
Chch Intl Airport applies to acquire Craddocks Car Storage
Wednesday, 8 December 2010, 3:10 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Christchurch International Airport Limited seeking clearance to acquire Craddocks Car Storage. Christchurch International Airport Limited is majority owned by Christchurch City Council. Christchurch ... More >>
Sonoco’s clearance application to acquire T.T.L Pacific
Friday, 3 December 2010, 12:26 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has published a statement of preliminary issues relating to an application received from Sonoco New Zealand Limited seeking clearance to acquire T.T.L Pacific Limited. Both companies manufacture glued paper cores and tubes which ... More >>
Price-quality path decision for electricity distribution
Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 9:27 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission today released its decision to amend the determination setting out the default price-quality path (DPP) applying to electricity distribution businesses (EDBs) for the period 2010-2015. The DPP comprises a price path that places an upper ... More >>
Commerce Commission announces revenue cap for Transpower
Friday, 26 November 2010, 10:40 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission today announced that the revenue cap for Transpower’s 2011/12 pricing year will be set at $644 million. This will be the first revenue cap set under individual price-quality regulation under Part 4 of the Commerce Act 1986, ... More >>
AsureQuality and Proficiency Services granted clearance
Thursday, 25 November 2010, 9:19 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has granted clearance for AsureQuality Limited and Proficiency Services Limited to form a new joint venture company which will acquire all of the New Zealand proficiency testing business assets of AsureQuality Limited and Proficiency ... More >>
Air ambulance companies warned over price fixing
Wednesday, 24 November 2010, 1:03 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has reached administrative settlements with two companies who were competitors for air ambulance evacuations to New Zealand after an investigation into alleged price-fixing. The settlement includes a formal warning to both Maccawat ... More >>
Sonoco applies for clearance to acquire T.T.L Pacific
Wednesday, 24 November 2010, 9:53 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Sonoco New Zealand Limited seeking clearance to acquire T.T.L Pacific Limited. Sonoco supplies a variety of paper and paperboard packaging products. In particular, it manufactures and supplies ... More >>
TEC Projects Ltd to buy Tecpak Industries Ltd
Thursday, 18 November 2010, 4:19 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has granted clearance for TEC Projects Limited to acquire Tecpak Industries Limited. The Commission considered the impact of the acquisition on the national market for the manufacture and supply of certain plastic food containers. ... More >>
ComCom on PMP and APN Print
Tuesday, 16 November 2010, 10:46 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has published a statement of preliminary issues relating to an application received from PMP Print Limited on 5 November 2010 seeking clearance to acquire the Manukau heatset printing business of APN Print NZ Limited. The application ... More >>
Draft TSO determinations for 09/10
Tuesday, 16 November 2010, 10:19 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has released its 2009/10 draft determinations for the period 1 July to 30 June on the: cost of the Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) for the hearing impaired; and the proportion of the cost to be met by each party ... More >>
Relief for Cantabrians facing debt problems
Monday, 15 November 2010, 10:35 am | Commerce Commission
Consumers struggling with loan repayments as a result of the Canterbury earthquakes may be able to use provisions in consumer legislation that provide financial relief in circumstances of unforeseen hardship. More >>
Sanford granted clearance to acquire Pacifica
Friday, 12 November 2010, 11:53 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has granted clearance for Sanford Limited to acquire the five companies that together make up the Pacifica Seafoods Group of companies. More >>
Draft Determination On Number Portability
Thursday, 11 November 2010, 9:29 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has today released a draft determination which would extend the number portability determination for both local and mobile telephone numbers for another six years. Number portability enables a customer to change telecommunications ... More >>
NZ in bottom third of OECD for fixed line calling
Tuesday, 9 November 2010, 10:02 am | Commerce Commission
Telecommunications report reveals New Zealand ranks in bottom third of OECD for fixed line calling More >>
Application to buy APN printing press
Friday, 5 November 2010, 2:26 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received an application from PMP Print Limited seeking clearance to acquire the Manukau heat set printing assets (and related spare parts) of APN Print NZ Limited. More >>
Settlement reached iin ERS price fixing case
Friday, 5 November 2010, 1:00 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has reached a settlement with ERS New Zealand Limited (ERS NZ), a waste oil company, following an investigation into an attempt to fix prices, which is illegal under the Commerce Act. More >>
