January 2010
Refund process for text to win competitions
15 January 2010
A company that ran a series of text to win trivia competitions is offering refunds to consumers who participated in the competitions.
Relates to: Fair Trading
Insurance company to refund consumers over partial payments
14 January 2010
A company which provides payment protection insurance has admitted a possible breach of the Fair Trading Act and will pay affected consumers about $37,000 in an out of court settlement with the Commerce Commission.
Relates to: Fair Trading
Telecom admits breaching Fair Trading Act - pays back $9.5m to customers
12 January 2010
In a settlement with the Commerce Commission, Telecom New Zealand Limited and Xtra Limited (Telecom) has admitted breaching the Fair Trading Act by misleading more than 130,000 broadband customers.Relates to: Fair Trading, Telecommunications
Commerce Commission watching retailers' credit card surcharges
12 January 2010
The Commerce Commission is taking a close interest in the surcharges some retailers have introduced this week for consumers paying by credit card and will continue to monitor developments.Relates to: Business Competition
January 2013
New report tracks electricity distributor trends 2008 –2011
30 January 2013
A new report from the Commerce Commission gives consumers information on how well their local electricity distribution business is performing.
Relates to: Electricity
Statement of preliminary issues available for Perry Metal Protection Limited / CSP Coating Systems clearance application
25 January 2013
The Commerce Commission has published a statement of preliminary issues relating to an application from Perry Metal Protection Limited (PMP) to acquire the CSP Coating Systems (CSP) division from Fletcher Steel.
Relates to: Business Competition
Statement of preliminary issues available for Random House/Penguin clearance application
11 January 2013
The Commerce Commission has published a statement of preliminary issues relating to an application from Bertelsmann SE & Co. (owner of Random House) and Pearson plc (owner of Penguin) seeking clearance to form a new jointly-owned company to be called Penguin Random House, which will acquire the retail book publishing businesses of Random House and Penguin.
Relates to: Business Competition
Perry Metal Protection seeks clearance to acquire CSP Coatings
4 January 2013
The Commerce Commission has received an application for clearance from Perry Metal Protection Limited (PMP) to acquire the CSP Coating Systems (CSP) division from Fletcher Steel.
Relates to: Business Competition
