March 2000
What you see is not what you get and
31 March 2000
The first court case resulting from the Commerce Commission's crack down on false or misleading claims by furniture retailers ended today with the Napier District Court fining retailer Furniture Now Limited $8,000.Relates to: Fair Trading
Unicorn Trading fined after not honouring settlement with Commerce Commission
30 March 2000
Failing to honour an earlier settlement with the Commerce Commission led to husband and wife Seung Ho Ahn and Choon Hee Ahn being prosecuted and fined $2,000 in the Auckland District Court yesterday afternoon.Relates to: Fair Trading
Commission's preliminary view: it would authorise TeamTalk to acquire Telecom's mobile radio business
24 March 2000
The Commerce Commission gave its preliminary view today that, based on information currently available, it would authorise TeamTalk Limited to acquire Telecom New Zealand Limited's trunked mobile radio business, which trades under the name "Fleetlink".Relates to: Telecommunications
Commission clears NZSI to acquire BIL's 50 percent of Sealord
23 March 2000
The Commerce Commission today cleared New Zealand Seafood Investments Limited (NZSI) to acquire 100 percent of the shares in Basuto Investments Limited, which is owned by Brierley Investments Limited (BIL). Basuto owns 50 percent of the shares in Sealord Group Limited.Relates to:
More work needed to give domestic gas consumers choice
22 March 2000
Commerce Commission Chair John Belgrave said today that, since deregulation, competition has developed in the gas wholesale market and in retailing of gas to industrial and commercial users, but is developing more slowly in retailing to residential users.Relates to: Business Competition
Commission clears NGC to acquire TransAlta subject to divestment
17 March 2000
The Commerce Commission today cleared Natural Gas Corporation Holdings Limited (NGC) to acquire a 75.8% shareholding in TransAlta New Zealand Limited, subject to NGC's parent company, The Australian Gas Light Company (AGL), divesting its gas distribution system in the Hutt Valley and Porirua area (Hutt/Mana), by 1 October 2001.Relates to:
Commission again declines to clear Medical Waste Group to acquire San-I-Pak
16 March 2000
The Commerce Commission today declined to clear Medical Waste Group Limited's second application to acquire the business of San-I-Pak (NZ) Limited.Relates to:
Commission's role to be impartial, not popular
13 March 2000
Commerce Commission Chair John Belgrave said that the Commission doing its job effectively can mean making unpopular decisions.Relates to:
Commission publishes draft leniency policy; seeks public comment
7 March 2000
When should the Commerce Commission show leniency to a "whistleblower"?Relates to:
New Zealand Seafood Investments seeks clearance to acquire BIL's 50 percent of Sealord
7 March 2000
The Commerce Commission has received an application from New Zealand Seafood Investments Limited (NZSIL) to acquire the 50 percent of Sealord Group Limited currently owned by Brierley Investments Limited (BIL).Relates to:
