February 2008
Septic tank cleaning company pleads guilty to misleading customers
29 February 2008
A Waikato septic tank cleaning company and its Director have been fined a total of $28,500 for misleading customers.
Relates to: Fair Trading
Petrol station fined for misleading prices
26 February 2008
A NorthShore petrol station was fined $35,000 in the Auckland District Court today for breaching the Fair Trading Act by misleading their customers about the price of petrol.
Relates to: Fair Trading
Commerce Commission to look into Blue Chip
19 February 2008
The Commerce Commission will examine documentation relating to Blue Chip New Zealand after complaints that people may have been induced to invest based on false or misleading representations.
Relates to: Fair Trading
Sunscreen companies settle with Commission
15 February 2008
The Commerce Commission has reached settlements with four sunscreen companies that have admitted to misleading consumers about the protection from the sun offered by their products.
Relates to: Fair Trading
Real estate agent, and his company, admits misleading advertising
14 February 2008
A Wellington real estate agent, and the company he worked for, has admitted advertising a property in a way that was likely to mislead potential buyers, in breach of the Fair Trading Act.
Relates to: Fair Trading
Cancer society asked to provide sunscreen results
11 February 2008
The Commerce Commission has asked the Cancer Society for information about the alleged failure of one its sunscreen products, and what the society is doing about the problem.
Relates to: Fair Trading
Telecom to be prosecuted over Go Large promotion
1 February 2008
The Commerce Commission has decided to prosecute Telecom and its subsidiary Xtra for alleged breaches of the Fair Trading Act, in relation to the Go Large broadband promotion.
Relates to: Fair Trading, Telecommunications
