July 2005
Commission to administer control of gas pipeline services
27 July 2005
Energy Minister Trevor Mallard has accepted the Commerce Commission's recommendation that gas pipeline services provided by Powerco and Vector be controlled, under Part 5 of the Commerce Act.Relates to: Gas Pipelines
Telecom met residential dial up obligations
26 July 2005
Telecommunications Commissioner Douglas Webb has today advised the Minister of Communications that Telecom has met all the service quality measures in the 2003 / 2004 year.Relates to: Telecommunications
Living Water quackery results in $136,000 payout
26 July 2005
Ecoworld NZ Ltd have been fined $60,000 in the Hamilton District Court today for misleading people about the benefits of a water "treatment" system that did nothing to change the water it treated.Relates to: Fair Trading
Fortune Brands cleared to acquire certain Allied Domecq brands from Pernod Ricard
13 July 2005
The Commission has cleared Fortune Brands, Inc. to acquire certain Allied Domecq plc brands and assets from Pernod Ricard S.A.. This acquisition is conditional on Pernod Ricard acquiring Allied Domecq.Relates to:
Pernod Ricard cleared to acquire Allied Domecq
13 July 2005
The Commerce Commission has cleared Pernod Ricard S.A. to acquire the entire share capital of Allied Domecq plc. The clearance is subject to the divestment of the Lindauer, Aquila, Italiano, Chardon and Chasseur brands currently owned by Allied.Relates to:
Pyne Gould Guinness applies for clearance to merge with Wrightson
6 July 2005
The Commerce Commission has received a joint application from Pyne Gould Guinness Limited (PGG) and Wrightson Limited seeking clearance to merge their entire businesses.Relates to:
Commission receives application for EIR Act exemption from Eastland Infrastructure Limited
6 July 2005
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Eastland Infrastructure Limited, on behalf of Eastland Network Limited, seeking exemption from sections 5 and 25 of the Electricity Industry Reform Act 1998 (the Act) to operate it's wind farm located at Mokairau, north-east of Gisborne.Relates to: Electricity
