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Final Determination
1. Executive Summary - Air NZ & Qantas final determination 23 October 2003 (176 kb .PDF)
2. Final Determinations - Air NZ & Qantas, 23 October 2003 (2447 kb .PDF)
Commission Conference
1. Conference Agenda (95 kb .PDF)
2. Applicant's Opening Statement (33 kb .PDF)
3. Infratil et al Conference Memorandum (51 kb .PDF)
4. Virgin Blue Conference Memorandum (29 kb .PDF)
5. Conference transcript, Day 1, 18 August 2003 - PART 1 (251 kb .PDF)
6. Conference transcript, Day 1, 18 August 2003 - PART 2 (348 kb .PDF)
7. Conference transcript, Day 2, 19 August 2003 (473 kb .PDF)
8. Conference transcript, Day 3, 20 August 2003 (688 kb .PDF)
9. Conference transcript, Day 4, 21 August 2003 (693 kb .PDF)
10. Conference transcript, Day 5, 22 August 2003 (652 kb .PDF)
11. Conference transcript, Day 6, 25 August 2003 (568 kb .PDF)
12. Conference Presentation - Morrison & Co (865 kb .pdf)
13. Conference Presentation - Jerry Hausman Analysis (710 kb .Pdf)
14. Conference presentation by Dr Michael Tretheway (660 kb .pdf)
15. Conference presentation - Public Counterfactual (303 kb .pdf)
16. Conference presentation - Engineering and Maintenance (60 kb .pdf)
17. Conference presentation - VBA Constraint Presentation (368 kb .pdf)
18. Conference presentation by Dr Clifford Winston and Steven Morrison (173 kb .pdf)
19. Conference Presentation - Effects on Travel Distribution Market (202 kb .pdf)
20. Conference presentation - Effects on Fifth-Freedom Carriers (163 kb .pdf)
21. Conference presentation - Competitive Effects in Freight Market (214 kb .pdf)
22. Conference presentation - Tourism - Air New Zealand Holidays presentation (317 kb .pdf)
23. Conference presentation - Tourism - Qantas Holidays Promotion (2415 kb .pdf)
24. Conference presentation - Tourism - Promotional Effectiveness (173 kb .pdf)
25. Conference presentation - Tourism - Welfare Benefits of Increased Tourism (282 kb .pdf)
26. Conference presentations - Consumer Benefits Presentation by Prof Robert Willig and Margaret Guerin-Calvert (212 kb .pdf)
27. Conference presentations - Modelling Issues Presentation by Prof Robert Willig (155 kb .pdf)
28. Conference presentation - Allocative Efficiency (351 kb .pdf)
29. Conference presentation - Response to Issues raised by Professor Zhang (223 kb .pdf)
30. Conference presentation - Productive and Dynamic efficiency (217 kb .pdf)
31. Conference presentation - Cost Savings (187 kb .pdf)
32. Conference presentation - Balancing (98 kb .pdf)
33. Conference presentation - Economists' Response (253 kb .pdf)
34. Conference presentation - NECG Response Paper (178 kb .pdf)
35. Conference presentation - Geoff Dixon Statement (95 kb .PDF)
36. Conference presentation - John Palmer statement (132 kb .pdf)
37. Conference presentation - Ralph Norris statement (176 kb .pdf)
38. Conference presentation - Supplementary Submissions on Process Issues (74 kb .pdf)
39. Chapman Tripp - Comment of conditions (127 kb .pdf)
40. Chapman Tripp - Concerns with legal form applications (54 kb .pdf)
41. Chapmann Tripp - Concerns with manner applications handled (64 kb .pdf)
42. Conference presentation - David Stone (77 kb .pdf)
43. Conference presentation - David Stone slides (57 kb .pdf)
44. Conference presentation - Gullivers Pacific (315 kb .pdf)
45. Conference presentation - Bon Voyage (126 kb .pdf)
46. Conference presentation - Bon Voyage slides (328 kb .pdf)
47. Conference presentation - Bon Voyage corrected slide 15 (88 kb .pdf)
48. Conference presentation - WIAL (342 kb .pdf)
49. Conference presentation - Invercargill Airport (104 kb .pdf)
50. Conference presentation - Invercargill Airport - presentation notes (75 kb .pdf)
51. Conference presentation - Jumpjet (144 kb .PDF)
Cross Submissions
1. THL, 2 July 2003 (47 kb .PDF)
2. Wellington International Airport, 15 July 2003 (258 kb .PDF)
3. Christchurch International Airport, 16 July 2003 (105 kb .pdf)
4. Invercargill Airport, 18 July 2003 (59 kb .PDF)
5. Gullivers - NZIER_Hazledine (281 kb .doc)
6. Polynesian Airlines, 18 July 2003 (199 kb .pdf)
7. Jumpjet, 18 July 2003 (325 kb .pdf)
8. Origin Pacific, 18 July 2003 (172 kb .pdf)
9. Air New Zealand/Qantas, 18 July 2003 (123 kb .pdf)
10. Air New Zealand/Qantas - Steven A Morrison, Clifford Winston conceptual and empirical assessment (228 kb .pdf)
11. Air New Zealand/Qantas - CV - Stephen A Morrison (52 kb .pdf)
12. Air New Zealand/Qantas - CV - Clifford Winston (116 kb .pdf)
13. Bon Voyage, 18 July 2003 (66 kb .doc)
14. Save Air New Zealand, 18 July 2003 (85 kb .pdf)
15. Virgin Blue, 18 July 2003 (32 kb .pdf)
16. Infratil, 18 July 2003 (104 kb .DOC)
17. Dr Michael Tretheway, 25 July 2003 (677 kb .PDF)
18. Dr Robert Willig and Margaret Guerin-Calvert, 28 July 2003 (355 kb .pdf)
Submissions on Draft Determination
1. Gerald Chambers, 19 May 2003 (163 kb .PDF)
2. Polynesian Airlines, 5 June 2003 (279 kb .pdf)
3. Simon J Cave, 17 June 2003 (60 kb .PDF)
4. Jumpjet, 18 June 2003 (170 kb .pdf)
5. Jumpjet, 18 June 2003 - Appendix 1 (64 kb .pdf)
6. Jumpjet, 18 June 2003 - Appendix 2 (11 kb .pdf)
7. Jumpjet, 18 June 2003 - Appendix 3 (20 kb .pdf)
8. Dunedin City Council, 19 June 2003 (254 kb .PDF)
9. Invercargill Airport, 19 June 2003 (310 kb .pdf)
10. Bon Voyage, 20 June 2003 (270 kb .pdf)
11. Christchurch International Airport, 20 June 2003 (95 kb .pdf)
12. Consumers Institute, 20 June 2003 (72 kb .pdf)
13. Doug Weir, 20 June 2003 (56 kb .pdf)
14. Gullivers Pacific, 20 June 2003 (385 kb .pdf)
15. Gullivers Pacific - Air New Zealand/Qantas Strategic Alliance: Tourism Implications (106 kb .pdf)
16. Gullivers Pacific - OECD - Airline Mergers and Alliances (1699 kb .pdf)
17. Hospitality Association of NZ, 20 June 2003 (85 kb .pdf)
18. Infratil et al, 20 June 2003 (320 kb .pdf)
20. Origin Pacific, 20 June 2003 (72 kb .pdf)
21. Robin Halliday, 20 June 2003 (459 kb .pdf)
22. Save Air New Zealand, 20 June 2003 (1675 kb .pdf)
23. TAANZ, 20 June 2003 (211 kb .pdf)
24. Virgin Blue, 20 June 2003 (626 kb .pdf)
25. Wellington International Airport, 20 June 2003 (583 kb .PDF)
19. NZ Paeony Society, 23 June 2003 (126 kb .pdf)
Submission by Applicant on Draft Determination
1. Applicants' preliminary response to draft determinations, 19 June 2003 (492 kb .pdf)
2. Table of contents (54 kb .pdf)
3. Chapter 1 - Overview (102 kb .pdf)
4. Chapter 2 - Structural change in Global Aviation Industry (596 kb .pdf)
5. Chapter 3 - VBA entry (266 kb .pdf)
6. Chapter 4 - Fifth-freedom competition (revised 2 July 2003) (197 kb .pdf)
7. Chapter 5 - The Counterfactual (revised 2 July 2003) (234 kb .pdf)
8. Chapter 6 - Air NZ Confidential Counterfactual submission (122 kb .pdf)
9. Chapter 7 - Productive and Dynamic Efficiency (250 kb .pdf)
10. Chapter 8 - Allocative Efficiency Detriments (940 kb .pdf)
11. Chapter 9 - Dynamic and Productive Efficiency Review (645 kb .pdf)
12. Chapter 10 - NEGC Detriment/Benefit Overview (89 kb .pdf)
13. Chapter 11 - Tourism Benefits (revised 2 July 2003) (344 kb .pdf)
14. Chapter 12 - Freight Benefits (Revised 2 July 2003) (79 kb .pdf)
15. Chapter 13 - Engineering and Maintenace (33 kb .pdf)
16. Chapter 14 -Conditions offered to Commission by Applicants (132 kb .pdf)
- Appendix I - Response to Commerce Commission's Questions (Revised 30 June 2003) (110 kb .pdf)
- Appendix II - Glossary (217 kb .pdf)
- Appendix III - Toursim Related Welfare Impacts of the Confidential Counterfactual (234 kb .PDF)
Draft Determinations
1. Executive Summary - Air NZ & Qantas draft determinations 10 april 2003 (134 kb .pdf)
2. Draft Determinations - Air NZ & Qantas 10 2003 (1161 kb .pdf)
3. Changes to the draft determination resulting from modelling calculation audit 11 June 2003 (193 kb .PDF)
3. Changes to the draft determination resulting from modelling calculation audit 11 June 2003 (193 kb .PDF)
Initial Submissions
1. Norm Geary 9 December 2002 (969 kb .pdf)
2. Rod Fabish 11 December 2002 (70 kb .pdf)
3. Peter Graham 22 December 2002 (69 kb .pdf)
4. Importers Institute of New Zealand 23 December 2002 (55 kb .pdf)
5. Maurice McGreal 9 January 2003 (85 kb .pdf)
6. Lascelles 13 January 2003 (1193 kb .pdf)
7. Bernard Feehan 21 January 2003 (46 kb .pdf)
8. Alan Burlton 21 January 2003 (294 kb .pdf)
9. ABTA 28 January 2003 (91 kb .pdf)
10. Ewan Wilson 28 January 2003 (108 kb .pdf)
11. Simon Gunson 30 January 2003 (427 kb .pdf)
12. Air Freight Council of Queensland Ltd 3 February 2003 (303 kb .pdf)
13. Confidential Submission 2 February 2003 (93 kb .pdf)
14. Harvey Bell 4 February 2003 (151 kb .pdf)
15. Tourism Industry Association 4 February 2003 (1345 kb .pdf)
16. Sara Wheeler February 2003 (60 kb .pdf)
17. Chris King 4 February 2003 (260 kb .pdf)
18. Sydney Airport 7 February 2003 (76 kb .pdf)
19. Jarod Holter 8 February 2003 (86 kb .pdf)
20. Jared Ball 9 February 2003 (56 kb .pdf)
21. Jumpjet Submisison Cover Letter February 2003 (34 kb .doc)
- Contents (30 kb .doc)
- Submission (131 kb .doc)
- Market Lock Up flow diagram (25 kb .doc)
- Marketing Alliances Trans-Tasman (32 kb .doc)
- Table 1 International Alliances Trans-Tasman (40 kb .doc)
- Table 2 Marketing Alliances Trans-Tasman (28 kb .doc)
22. Confidential Submisison (86 kb .pdf)
23. Peter Read 11 February 2003 (60 kb .pdf)
24. Katalina Levao 11 February 2003 (59 kb .pdf)
25. Virgin Blue 12 February 2003 (638 kb .pdf)
- Appendix (481 kb .pdf)
- Notes on yield management (133 kb .pdf)
26. Bruce Tulloch 12 February (142 kb .pdf)
27. Cory-Wright 12 February 2003 (163 kb .pdf)
28. McDouall 12 February 2003 (77 kb .pdf)
30. Margaret Hicks 12 February 2003 (435 kb .pdf)
31. David Peart 13 February 2003 (116 kb .pdf)
32. NZEGO submission 13 February 2003 (55 kb .pdf)
33. Alex Gray 13 February 2003 (54 kb .pdf)
34. Palmerston North Airport 13 February (96 kb .pdf)
35. Consumers Institute 13 February 2003 (176 kb .pdf)
36. House of Travel 13 February 2003 (140 kb .pdf)
37. John Kershaw 13 February 2003 (157 kb .pdf)
38. Doug Weir 13 February 2003 (72 kb .pdf)
39. Polyglase 13 February 2003 (74 kb .pdf)
40. MAP 14 February 2003 (361 kb .pdf)
41. Laurenson 14 February 2003 (62 kb .pdf)
42. Dunedin City Council 14 February 2003 (53 kb .pdf)
43. Technix Group 14 February 2003 (74 kb .pdf)
44. Enterprise Waitakere 14 February 2003 (73 kb .pdf)
45. Export NZ 14 February 2003 (134 kb .pdf)
46. Danny Freilich 14 February 2003 (47 kb .pdf)
47. Mackenzie District Council 13 February 2003 (69 kb .pdf)
48. Hospitality Association 14 February 2003 (70 kb .pdf)
49. Debate Air NZ postcard 14 February 2003 (70 kb .pdf)
50. Bon Voyage 14 February 2003 (342 kb .pdf)
51. Christchurch International Airport 14 February 2003 (102 kb .pdf)
52. NZ Council of Trade Unions 14 February 2003 (197 kb .pdf)
53. Tim Hazeldine 14 February 2003 (357 kb .pdf)
54. NCWNZ 14 February 2003 (71 kb .pdf)
55. Save AirNZ 14 February 2003 (140 kb .pdf)
56. Origin Pacific 14 February 2003 (199 kb .pdf)
57. Wellington International Airport 14 February 2003 (538 kb .pdf)
58. Ball 14 February 2003 (46 kb .pdf)
59. Barclay 14 February 2003 (43 kb .pdf)
60. Screen Directors' Guild 14 February 2003 (62 kb .pdf)
61. David Butler 14 February 2003 (146 kb .pdf)
62. Brisbane Airport 14 February 2003 (292 kb .pdf)
63. NZCCI 14 February 2003 (433 kb .pdf)
64. Waikato Regional Airport 17 February 2003 (90 kb .pdf)
65. Peter Wakeman 17 February 2003 (251 kb .pdf)
66. EPMU 18 February 2003 (153 kb .pdf)
67. United Travel 18 February 2003 (340 kb .pdf)
68. ITOC February 2003 (254 kb .pdf)
69. Gullivers Pacific Submission 18 February 2003 (507 kb .pdf)
- Additional submission (95 kb .pdf)
70. TAANZ 18 February 2003 (244 kb .pdf)
71. Infratil, Prendergast et al 18 February 2003 (278 kb .pdf)
72. Atlantic Pacific 18 February 2003 (714 kb .pdf)
73. Hamilton Aero Maintenance 18 February 2003 (241 kb .pdf)
74. Jan Rivers February 2003 (67 kb .pdf)
75. Shallcrass February 2003 (74 kb .pdf)
76. Clive Tunley February 2003 (120 kb .pdf)
77. Sean Fletcher February 2003 (48 kb .pdf)
78. Tim Hazeldine - response to submissions 31 March 2003 (132 kb .pdf)
79. Patric Barry 30 April 2003 (86 kb .pdf)
Application