June 1999
Commission will give preliminary view on dairy
30 June 1999
The Commerce Commission will publish its draft determination on the proposed merger of the Dairy Board and nine dairy companies on August 5.Relates to:
Commission draft determination does not oppose rules for security of national grid
30 June 1999
The Commerce Commission's preliminary view is that the proposed arrangement for determining the quality levels for electricity traded across the national grid does not lessen competition and the Commission would authorise it.Relates to: Business Competition
FAI Home Security fined $10,000 for false claims that security guards would respond to home alarms
27 June 1999
FAI Home Security Holdings New Zealand Limited was fined $10,000 in the New Plymouth District Court on Friday after it admitted making false claims that security guards would attend rural Taranaki properties if home burglar alarms were activated.Relates to: Fair Trading
Fletcher Challenge group applies for exemption from Electricity Industry Reform Act
23 June 1999
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Fletcher Challenge Limited (FCL) for an exemption from the Electricity Industry Reform Act (EIR Act) for all nine Fletcher Challenge group companies that have interests in electricity.Relates to:
Commission action protects cheaper wholesale car parts
23 June 1999
Commerce Commission action against the New Zealand Collision Repair Association has ensured that savings on car parts will be passed on to an insurance company paying for repairs and, ultimately, to the company's customers.Relates to: Business Competition
Dairy Board and nine companies apply for authorisation of "mega-merger"
22 June 1999
The Commerce Commission has received an application for authorisation of a merger of the Dairy Board and nine dairy companies into one company.Relates to:
Commission declines to clear RAL to acquire Turoa
14 June 1999
The Commerce Commission today declined to clear the owner of the Whakapapa ski field, Ruapehu Alpine Lifts Limited (RAL), to acquire Turoa Ski Resort Limited.Relates to:
Commission's timetable for Transpower authorisation
11 June 1999
The Commerce Commission has released an indicative timetable for Transpower New Zealand Limited's new application for authorisation of the agreement relating to the security of the national electricity grid.Relates to: Business Competition
Commission declines to exempt Top Energy from Electricity Industry Reform Act
10 June 1999
The Commerce Commission today declined to exempt Top Energy from the Electricity Industry Reform Act. Top Energy applied to the Commission for exemption so as to be able to continue ownership and operation of the Ngawha Power Station, located near Kaikohe. Such ownership and operation of Ngawha would mean that Top Energy had a cross-involvement with an electricity lines and an electricity supply business. That is prohibited by the Electricity Industry Reform Act.Relates to:
Commission clears Waste Management to acquire Waste Care subject to divestment
9 June 1999
The Commerce Commission today cleared Waste Management NZ Limited to acquire Waste Care Limited subject to Waste Management divesting certain assets.Relates to:
Commission's latest electricity decision closely follows earlier precedent: will promote customer choice
3 June 1999
The Commerce Commission's decision to grant Colwall Property Investment Limited a conditional exemption from the Electricity Industry Reform Act (EIR Act) reinforces the important precedent set by the Commission's Trans Tasman Properties Limited (TTPL) decision.Relates to:
