March 1998
Commission warns Auckland St John about 111 calls for helicopter air ambulance
30 March 1998
The Commerce Commission has warned the Auckland branch of the Order of St John that it risked breaching the Commerce Act by using its control of 111 ambulance calls anti-competitively to disadvantage the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust.Relates to: Business Competition
Commission clears Look and Adshel to acquire 3M Media assets
20 March 1998
The Commerce Commission today cleared Look Outdoor Limited and Adshel Street Furniture Limited to acquire the outdoor advertising business of 3M New Zealand Limited, operating under the name 3M Media.Relates to:
Commission clears Yates to acquire Watkins and Smiths
20 March 1998
The Commerce Commission today cleared Yates New Zealand Limited to acquire Watkins New Zealand Limited (in receivership) and Smiths Horticultural Distributors Limited (in receivership).Relates to:
Judge Brown completes Fletcher Homes reviews
19 March 1998
The process established by the Commerce Commission to settle homeowners' allegations of over-valuations of homes built by Fletcher Homes has made good progress Commission Acting Chairman Peter Allport said today.Relates to: Fair Trading
Nelson businesses to meet Commerce Commission and Ministry of Consumer Affairs
18 March 1998
The Commerce Commission and Ministry of Consumer Affairs will be visiting Nelson on Monday March 23 to Wednesday March 25 to visit shops and businesses to discuss the Fair Trading and Consumer Guarantees Acts and other consumer protection issues.Relates to: Fair Trading
Cellphone City admits ads breached Fair Trading Act
18 March 1998
Commerce Commission action against cellphone retailers is continuing, with a settlement in which Cellular City Limited, trading as Cellphone City, has admitted its advertising breached the Fair Trading Act.Relates to: Fair Trading
High Court decision: petrol price fixing case to continue
17 March 1998
An Auckland High Court decision released yesterday evening means that the Commerce Commission's court action against three oil companies, Caltex (NZ) Ltd, Mobil Oil New Zealand Ltd and Shell New Zealand Ltd, will continue.Relates to: Business Competition
Commission clears Carglass to acquire Smith & Smith automotive glass businesses
12 March 1998
The Commerce Commission today cleared Carglass (N.Z.) Limited to acquire the retail automotive glass businesses of Smith & Smith Limited.Relates to:
Commission warns about travel vouchers
11 March 1998
The Commerce Commission today warned consumers that conditions attached to travel vouchers offering airfares to the Gold Coast of Australia may make holidays no cheaper than flying normally.Relates to: Fair Trading
Fourth council changes potentially anti-competitive water contracts
4 March 1998
A fourth local authority, Palmerston North City Council, has changed its water network connection arrangements as the result of a Commerce Commission project to ensure that all local authorities are aware of and comply with the Commerce Act.Relates to: Business Competition
