Fair Trading
The Fair Trading Act prohibits false and misleading consumer information.
- Interest Rate Swaps Investigation: Information and Questionnaire
- Credit Sails Investigation: Commission's Investigation Closure Report
- Buying goods and services in New Zealand: Know your rights
Consumer Credit
The Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act helps protect consumers when they're borrowing money. It helps ensure consumers can make informed choices and know what they're agreeing to.
Business Competition
Consumers benefit from efficient markets with the result that goods and services are provided at competitive prices.
- Consultation: Mergers and Acquisitions Guidelines
- Consultation: Authorisation Guidelines
- All Commerce Act fact sheets
- Clearances register
Regulated Industries
Through a range of regulatory tools, the Commission promotes competitive outcomes in markets where competition is not possible.
The Commission
The Commerce Commission is New Zealand's competition enforcement and regulatory agency.
