Commerce Commission
792 posts | 1 images
The Commerce Commission is New Zealand's primary competition regulatory agency and was established under section 8 of the Commerce Act 1986.The Commission is an independent Crown entity and is not subject to direction from the government in carrying out its enforcement and regulatory control activities. Our Purpose The Commission’s purpose is to promote dynamic and responsive markets so that New Zealanders benefit from competitive prices, better quality and greater choice.
Vodafone New Zealand Limited was fined $81,900 in the Auckland District Court today after being found guilty of breaching the Fair Trading Act in relation to its $1 a day mobile phone internet data charges.
117 views
The Commerce Commission today announced it is seeking feedback on its draft decisions on the first default price-quality paths for gas pipeline services regulated under Part 4 of the Commerce Act 1986.
361 views
Misleading consumers about the cost of using their prepaid phone card today earned an Auckland-based company a fine of $140,000 in the Auckland District Court before Judge Cunningham.
168 views
The Commerce Commission has agreed to a settlement with Carter Holt Harvey Limited (CHH) which ends civil proceedings brought by the Commission under the Fair Trading Act.
99 views
The Commerce Commission today announced that it will appeal against the recent High Court decision that it should have determined further input methodologies before seeking to reset starting prices for certain electricity distribution businesses (EDBs).
227 views
Electricity distribution businesses (EDBs) have made real progress towards best practice in asset management planning, Commerce Commission Deputy Chair, Sue Begg said today.
201 views
Telecom has admitted breaching the Fair Trading Act after misleading some customers about the amount of broadband data they used.
106 views
The High Court has given the Commerce Commission the go ahead to proceed to trial against Kuehne+Nagel International AG (Kuehne+Nagel) in relation to the Commission’s ongoing freight forwarding cartel case.
119 views
The Commerce Commission has reached a $31.6 million settlement with Telecom over alleged discrimination under the Telecom Separation Undertakings.
235 views
The Commerce Commission has published a statement of preliminary issues relating to an application from Pact Group seeking clearance to acquire the plastic pails business of Viscount Plastics.
100 views
The Commerce Commission is proposing some minor changes to several telecommunications standard terms determinations (STDs).
77 views
The Commerce Commission has agreed to a settlement with a major manufacturer of compressors following an investigation into cartel conduct.
104 views
The Commerce Commission has published a statement of preliminary issues relating to an application received from Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited seeking authorisation for an agreement that it considers may be anti-competitive.
96 views
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Pact Group seeking clearance to acquire the plastic pails business of Viscount Plastics.
100 views
The Commerce Commission today issued a consultation paper on Information Disclosure requirements for companies who will be building fibre networks as part of the Government’s ultrafast broadband (UFB) initiative.
118 views
AUCKLAND — The Commerce Commission is urging lower-tier lenders to get up to speed with consumer law after an Auckland-based finance company and its director were fined a total of $55,475 in the Auckland District Court on Thursday.
766 views
The Commerce Commission has reached a preliminary view that the Refrigerant License Trust Board’s proposal to restrict sales of refrigerants to trained and certified people is not likely to lessen competition in any market.
90 views
The Commerce Commission has granted clearance for Infratil Outdoor Media Limited, the owner of iSite Limited, to acquire up to 100 per cent of the billboard assets of O.T.W.
97 views
The Commerce Commission has granted clearance for Matariki Forests to acquire the Canterbury forestry assets of the Selwyn Plantation Board.
116 views
A company that sold high-priced “sleep systems” at invitational seminars has been fined $69,935 for misleading consumers about the right to cancel their contracts.
138 views
The Commerce Commission today published its draft determination on the price and non-price terms for the Unbundled Copper Low Frequency Voice Service (UCLFS).
156 views
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited has applied to the Commerce Commission seeking authorisation under Section 58 of the Commerce Act for an agreement that may be anti-competitive.
136 views
Four months after cutting wholesale termination rates for mobile calls and text messages, the Commerce Commission’s first mobile monitoring report released today shows a small increase in calls and text messages between mobile networks.
149 views
Kotahi Logistics has applied to the Commerce Commission seeking authorisation under Section 58 of the Commerce Act for an agreement that may be anti-competitive.
125 views
The Commerce Commission has advised the Minister for Communications and Information Technology that Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited and Sprint International New Zealand Limited have complied with all their Telecommunications Service Obligations’ (TSO) quality measures for the period 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011.
139 views
This is a corrected version of the media release which was orginally published at 9.37 on 9 September 2011.
105 views
The Commerce Commission today published its draft review of prices for the Unbundled Copper Local Loop Service (UCLL).
148 views
The Commerce Commission has published a statement of preliminary issues relating to an application received from iSite Limited seeking clearance to acquire up to 100 per cent of the billboard assets of O.T.W Advertising Limited (OTW).
138 views
The Commerce Commission today published its review of access to competitive broadband services and concluded that Telecom faces limited competition in this market.
173 views
A company that misled consumers about what it would really cost them when they used their prepaid phone cards has been fined $100,000 in the Auckland District Court for breaches of the Fair Trading Act.
135 views
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.
101 views
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.
299 views
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.
89 views
The Commerce Commission has granted clearance for GEA Process Engineering A/S to acquire 100 per cent of the shares in Nu-Con Limited.
97 views
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.
403 views
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.
134 views
A Christchurch based car company has pleaded guilty to 55 charges of breaching the Fair Trading relating to sales made on Trade Me.
141 views
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.
129 views
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.
160 views
WELLINGTON CITY — Media are invited to a briefing on the findings of a Commerce Commission review of competition in the domestic milk markets.
286 views
The Commerce Commission has authorised the merger of the Palmerston North private hospital operations of Southern Cross Hospitals Limited and Aorangi Hospital Limited.
139 views
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 discounts and data transmission).
153 views
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 discounts and data transmission).
135 views
The Commerce Commission has issued a draft decision to reset regulatory controls for 16 electricity distribution businesses from 2012-2015.
175 views
The Commerce Commission has issued a draft decision to reset regulatory controls for 16 electricity distribution businesses from 2012-2015.
174 views
The Commerce Commission has published a statement of preliminary issues relating to an application received from Seagate Technology Plc seeking clearance to acquire certain assets of the hard disk drive business of Samsung Electronics Co.
169 views
The performance of New Zealand’s broadband services is continuing to improve according to a report released by the Commerce Commission today.
148 views
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.
92 views
The Commerce Commission has received an application under its streamlined authorisation process from the Refrigerant License Trust Board (RLTB).
79 views
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.
150 views
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.
148 views
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.
151 views
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.
168 views
The Commerce Commission has published a statement of preliminary issues relating to an application received from Matariki Forests seeking clearance to acquire the forestry assets of the Selwyn Plantation Board.
836 views
The Commerce Commission has granted clearance for New Zealand Comfort Group Limited to acquire all of the business assets of Dunlop Living Limited.
96 views
CANTERBURY — The Commerce Commission has received an application from Matariki Forests seeking clearance to acquire the forestry assets of the Selwyn Plantation Board.
988 views
Contact Energy has admitted breaching the Fair Trading Act in relation to misleading some customers about the amount payable for final bills.
189 views
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.
103 views
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.
200 views
The Commerce Commission is seeking submissions on a revised draft report on whether Telecom faces competition in providing the unbundled bitstream access (UBA) service.
119 views
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.
225 views
The Commerce Commission is to issue proceedings alleging that Telecom is likely to have discriminated under the Telecom Separation Undertakings.
105 views
PALMERSTON NORTH — The Commerce Commission has received a joint application under its streamlined authorisation process from Southern Cross Health Trust and Aorangi Hospital Limited.
142 views
The Commerce Commission has today released the final terms of reference for a study into what drives demand for high speed broadband services.
144 views
The Commerce Commission has published a statement of preliminary issues relating to an application received from New Zealand Comfort Group Limited seeking clearance to acquire the business assets of Dunlop Living Limited.
316 views
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.
81 views
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.
107 views
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.
105 views
The Commerce Commission today released its decision on mobile termination rates – the cost of carrying a text or call on another network.
139 views
The Commerce Commission today published its summary and analysis of Telecom’s regulatory financial statements for the year ending 30 June 2010.
105 views
The Commerce Commission has today released its 2009/10 telecommunications monitoring report analysing the state of New Zealand telecommunications markets.
103 views
The Commerce Commission has withdrawn charges against Singapore Airlines Cargo Pte Ltd and Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd for failing to supply information in relation to the Commission’s air cargo price-fixing case.
169 views
The Commerce Commission is seeking submissions on proposed changes to its methodology to calculate Telecom’s unbundled bitstream access (UBA) price, which is a regulated service under the Telecommunications Act 2001.
74 views
The Commerce Commission today filed discontinuances against PT Garuda Indonesia and six Air New Zealand executives as it continues to refine its air cargo cartel case leading up to the first hearing next month.
79 views
The High Court in Auckland has imposed a $12 million penalty against Telecom for breaching section 36 of the Commerce Act in the so-called ‘data tails’ case.
106 views
The Commerce Commission has reached a preliminary view that it should allow Cavalier Wool Holdings to acquire up to 100 per cent of New Zealand Wool Services International’s wool scouring assets and stock (and/or the shares in New Zealand Wool Services International).
100 views
The Commerce Commission has today released an update paper outlining its current views on how to set starting prices for electricity distribution businesses subject to default price-quality paths (DPP) under Part 4 of the Commerce Act.
175 views
The Commerce Commission is warning people not to fall for a scam that has been circulating in Australia and has now hit New Zealand.
426 views
The Commerce Commission has concluded action under the Fair Trading Act against the promoter of property schemes in which vulnerable consumers were misled into thinking they were buying properties.
332 views
The High Court in Auckland has today imposed penalties against two of the international airlines charged in a major cartel proceeding brought by the Commerce Commission.
141 views
The Commerce Commission has today released draft terms of reference for a demand side study.
111 views
The Commerce Commission has revoked an authorisation granted to the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU), relating to salary cap arrangements and player movement regulations, as it is no longer required.
130 views
The Commerce Commission is undertaking preliminary analysis to determine whether a price control inquiry into retail milk is warranted under Part 4 of the Commerce Act.
202 views
The Commerce Commission today announced that no competitive services have developed for unbundled bitstream access (UBA) backhaul links.
197 views
The Commerce Commission has reached settlements with three international airlines charged in a major cartel proceeding, ahead of the first hearing in the case scheduled for May this year.
263 views
Bathroom and kitchen supplier Spazio Casa Limited has entered into a settlement with the Commerce Commission following multiple breaches of the Fair Trading Act.
111 views
The Commerce Commission welcomes yesterday’s judgment by the Court of Appeal in relation to the Commission’s use of confidentiality orders in a major cartel investigation.
124 views
The Commerce Commission is considering revoking its decision that authorised the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) to have a salary cap and player movement regulations.
197 views
The Commerce Commission today announced that 88 unbundled copper local loop (UCLL) backhaul links are now competitive.
253 views
The Commerce Commission today released its determination specifying the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for regulated services under Part 4 of the Commerce Act 1986.
252 views
HAMILTON — The Commerce Commission has granted clearance for Interpipe Holdings Limited (trading as Waters & Farr) to acquire Fletcher Concrete and Infrastructure Limited’s vertical drycast technology concrete pipe plant located in Hamilton.
99 views
The Commerce Commission has launched a review of Unbundled Bitstream (UBA) broadband pricing.
271 views
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Cavalier Wool Holdings seeking authorisation to acquire up to 100 per cent of: New Zealand Wool Services International’s wool scouring assets and stock or any interconnected body corporate of that company; and/or the shares in New Zealand Wool Services International.
157 views
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Interpipe Holdings Limited (trading as Waters & Farr) seeking clearance to acquire Fletcher Concrete and Infrastructure Limited’s vertical drycast technology (VT) concrete pipe plant at Ruffell Road, Hamilton.
104 views
In a settlement with the Commerce Commission, Southern Cross Finance Limited has admitted charging unreasonable loan establishment fees and will refund just under $700,000 to 250 customers it overcharged between July 2006 and October 2009.
237 views
CHRISTCHURCH — The Commerce Commission has granted clearance for Christchurch International Airport Limited to acquire Craddocks Car Storage.
311 views
Rugby fans around the world are being urged to take care when purchasing tickets for Rugby World Cup 2011 as a result of a number of fraudulent and deceptive websites claiming to offer tournament tickets.
312 views
The Commerce Commission has published a statement of preliminary issues relating to an application received from Fletcher Building Australia Pty Limited seeking clearance to acquire 100 per cent of the ordinary shares in Crane Group Limited.
141 views
AUCKLAND — In the fourth case of its kind over the last year, an Auckland businessman has admitted making claims that were likely to mislead consumers as to the country of origin and potency of royal jelly products.
163 views
The Commerce Commission today announced that the information disclosure requirements for specified airport services supplied at Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch airports have been determined.
173 views