December 2001
Most challenging period ahead for Commerce Commission: major work underway
28 December 2001
"Preparatory work by the Commission over the last 12 months has laid the foundations for the new regulatory and enforcement responsibilities the Commission has within several of New Zealand's most significant markets - electricity, telecommunications and dairy."Relates to:
Commerce Commission releases its decision on TelstraSaturn: www.comcom.govt.nz
24 December 2001
The Commerce Commission has released the public copy of its decision to clear TelstraSaturn Limited to acquire CLEAR Communications Limited.Relates to: Telecommunications
Commerce Commission receives authorisation application from Pharmacy Guild
21 December 2001
The Pharmacy Guild, on behalf of its 700+ members, has applied to the Commerce Commission for authorisation for it to enter into arrangements with the Ministry of Health, on behalf of the District Health Boards, or the DHBs themselves.Relates to: Business Competition
Commerce Commission receives clearance application from Mainland Products to acquire Southern Fresh
21 December 2001
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Mainland Products Limited, and any of its interconnected corporate bodies to acquire up to 100% of shares or assets of the Southern Fresh Milk Company Limited.Relates to:
Commerce Commission releases draft discussion paper on its role within the Telecommunications Act 2001
21 December 2001
The Commerce Commission today released for external comment a draft discussion paper on its role within the Telecommunications Act 2001.Relates to: Telecommunications
Commerce Commission releases its decision on Dunedin Electricity
21 December 2001
The Commerce Commission today released the public copy of its decision to clear Dunedin Electricity Limited to acquire Otago Power Limited.Relates to:
Commerce Commission releases its Progressive decision
21 December 2001
The Commerce Commission has released the public copy of its decision to decline Progressive Enterprises Limited from acquiring Woolworths (New Zealand) Limited.Relates to: Business Competition
Commission offices reopen January 3
21 December 2001
Commerce Commission offices will close to the public at mid-day on Monday, 24 December.Relates to:
Trader agrees to recall bicycles that do not comply with safety regulations.
21 December 2001
King Cargo Limited, an itinerant trader currently trading in Masterton and possibly Levin, will be recalling Trans brand BMX and mountain bikes as a result of a Commerce Commission investigation.Relates to: Fair Trading
Commission appoints consultants to assist with new telecommunications responsibilities
20 December 2001
The Commerce Commission's preparation for its new responsibilities within the Telecommunications Act 2001 moves forward with the appointment of consultants to assist with four major projects.Relates to: Telecommunications
Commerce Commission declines Stagecoach application to acquire Tranz Metro (Wellington)
19 December 2001
The Commerce Commission has declined New Zealand Bus Limited, commonly known in the Wellington region as Stagecoach, to be a 50% shareholder in a joint venture with Wellington Regional Council to acquire 100% of the assets of Tranz Metro (Wellington).Relates to: Business Competition
Ascot Hospital cleared to acquire Mercy Hospital
14 December 2001
The Commerce Commission today cleared Ascot Hospital and Clinics Limited to acquire the assets or shares currently owned by Mercy Hospital Auckland Limited.Relates to:
Commission outlines its role in the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act 2001
14 December 2001
The Commerce Commission today published on its website a document outlining its role within the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act 2001.Relates to:
Defunct computer retailer Gateway pleads guilty to breaching the Fair Trading Act: fined $21,000
14 December 2001
A second conviction for false and misleading advertising has cost defunct computer retailer Gateway New Zealand Limited $21,000 in the Auckland District Court.Relates to: Fair Trading
Johnson Wax applies to the Commerce Commission for clearance to acquire a subsidiary of Unilever New Zealand
14 December 2001
The Commerce Commission has received an application S.C. Johnson Commercial Markets, Inc for clearance under the Commerce Act to acquire the shares and/or business of DiverseyLever New Zealand Limited.Relates to:
Commerce Commission declines Progressive application
13 December 2001
The Commerce Commission today declined to clear Progressive Enterprises Limited to acquire Woolworths (New Zealand) Limited.Relates to:
Commerce Commission receives clearance application from Paloma Industries to acquire Southcorp
11 December 2001
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Paloma Industries Limited, through its wholly owned subsidiary NZ Water Heater Company Limited, to acquire 100% of the water heaters and heating elements business of Southcorp Water Heaters NZ Limited.Relates to:
Commerce Commission receives clearance application from Port of Tauranga to acquire Owens
11 December 2001
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Port of Tauranga Limited (PTL) for clearance under the Commerce Act to acquire 100% of the assets or shares of Owens Services BOP Limited (Owens).Relates to:
Electricity Governance Board Limited applies to Commerce Commission for authorisation
11 December 2001
The Electricity Governance Board Limited has applied to the Commerce Commission for authorisation of proposed arrangements that will combine three existing market arrangements into a single rulebook, which will restructure the basis under which electricity is traded between participants in the electricity industry.Relates to: Business Competition
TelstraSaturn receives Commerce Commission clearance
7 December 2001
The Commerce Commission has cleared Telstra Corporation Limited or TelstraSaturn Limited to acquire the share capital of CLEAR Communications Limited or the business conducted by CLEAR.Relates to: Telecommunications
Mico Wakefield receives Commerce Commission clearance
6 December 2001
Mico Wakefield has today received Commerce Commission clearance under the Commerce Act to acquire up to 100% of the assets or shares of MasterTrade Limited.Relates to:
Commission releases issues paper on asset recalibration
6 December 2001
Twenty-nine large electricity line owners will today receive a paper from the Commerce Commission outlining a number of significant issues identified by the Commission during recent audits of line companies' ODV valuation reports.Relates to: Electricity
Commerce Commission clears Dunedin Electricity
6 December 2001
The Commerce Commission today cleared Dunedin Electricity Limited to acquire the business and assets of Otago Power Limited. The Commerce Commission today cleared Dunedin Electricity Limited to acquire the business and assets of Otago Power Limited.Relates to:
Wilson and Horton receives Commerce Commission
6 December 2001
The Commerce Commission has given clearance under the Commerce Act to Wilson & Horton Limited to acquire all of the assets of Powerplant Productions Limited relating to "The Havelock North Village Press" newspaper business.Relates to:
