July 1998
Telecom/Saturn Report - Part 1
30 July 1998
This document is sourced from an electronic version and does not include appendices which were supplied to theCommission in hardcopy;Relates to: Telecommunications
Telecom/Saturn Report - Part 2
30 July 1998
*The Kiwi Share Obligation **#26*Relates to: Telecommunications
Commission will not intervene in Telecom move to match Saturn's prices
30 July 1998
The Commerce Commission today released its report intoTelecom's pricing of telephone services in Lower Hutt and has concluded that Telecom's actions in matchingSaturn's prices are not a breach of the Commerce Act.Relates to: Telecommunications
Commission starts court action against animal health companies and executives
30 July 1998
The Commerce Commission has started court action against alleged price fixing in nation-wide animal health remedies markets.Relates to: Business Competition
Works Civil cleared to acquire Bitumix
27 July 1998
The Commerce Commission has cleared Works Civil Construction Limited to acquire Bitumix Limited.Relates to:
Travel industry has a problem: too often what you see is not what you get
27 July 1998
The Commerce Commission has accepted a settlement with Singapore Airlines Limited that highlights an industry-wide problem - promotions of holiday packages are often wrong and risk breaching the Fair Trading Act.Relates to: Fair Trading
Light handed regulation benefiting New Zealand
24 July 1998
New Zealand's light handed competition regulation is benefiting the country and compares favourably to other regimes around the world Commerce Commission Chairman Peter Allport said today.Relates to: Telecommunications
Warning to all retailers "free" still means free: Harvey Norman settlement
24 July 1998
The Commerce Commission is warning all retailers that potentially misleading "free" promotions are occurring again, and to avoid risk of breaching the Fair Trading Act free must mean no extra costs.Relates to: Fair Trading
Commission clears Heinz-Wattie to acquire Eta businesses
8 July 1998
The Commerce Commission yesterday cleared Heinz-Wattie Limited to acquire the salad dressing business of Eta Foods, a division of Griffins Foods Limited, a license of the "Eta" trade mark and brand and ownership of the "Praise" trade mark and brand.Relates to:
Health Pride conviction: Judge's comments send strong warning but small fine disappoints Commission
6 July 1998
The conviction of a company selling health products, Health Pride Limited, has sent a strong message about how weight loss products should be checked before being promoted, but the Commerce Commission is disappointed with what it describes as the small fine imposed and will consider an appeal.Relates to: Fair Trading
False invoicing warning – business people are the key to stopping these scams
3 July 1998
The Commerce Commission is warning business people that false invoicing scams continue, and that business people themselves are the key to stopping these scams - they should not pay for advertising they did not order.Relates to: Fair Trading
