March 2001
CHH applies for clearance to acquire Central North Island Forest Partnership
30 March 2001
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Carter Holt Harvey Limited (CHH) for clearance to acquire the Central North Island Forest Partnership (CNIFP).Relates to:
Shanton factory store admits "no refund" sign breached Fair Trading Act: warning to all factory stores
27 March 2001
An admission by Shanton Apparel (NZ) Limited that the "no refund" sign at its "factory" store breached the Fair Trading Act is a timely warning to all factory stores that they must offer consumers refunds for faulty goods.Relates to: Fair Trading
Commission clears CHH to acquire Tasman Mill from Norske
21 March 2001
The Commerce Commission has cleared Carter Holt Harvey Limited (CHH) to acquire the kraft pulp processing assets of Norske Skogindustrier ASA at the Tasman Mill.Relates to:
Commission clears Fletcher Steel to acquire Steel and Tube
21 March 2001
The Commerce Commission today cleared Fletcher Steel Limited to acquire all the shares in Steel and Tube Holdings Limited.Relates to:
Commission publishes revised and updated critical issues paper for price control study of airports
16 March 2001
The Commerce Commission has released a paper detailing what it considers to be the critical issues for its price control study of Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch International Airports. The paper is a revised and updated version of an earlier paper released 2 July 1999.Relates to: Airports
Commission clears Telecom to acquire radio frequency rights
15 March 2001
The Commerce Commission today cleared Telecom to acquire the management rights and licences for which it was the successful bidder in the recent auction of radio frequency spectrum.Relates to: Telecommunications
Thousands of dozens of "free range" eggs were from battery hens: Weedons Poultry Farm fined $35,000
15 March 2001
Misleading claims that eggs were "free range", when they really came from battery hens kept in cages, cost Weedons Poultry Farm a $35,000 fine in the Christchurch District Court today.Relates to: Fair Trading
Commission Clears Pacific Dunlop to Acquire Sara Lee Apparel Assets
14 March 2001
The Commerce Commission has cleared Pacific Dunlop Holdings (NZ) Limited to acquire certain assets from Sara Lee Apparel (NZ) Limited.Relates to:
Commerce Commission committed to consultation on changes in responsibilities
12 March 2001
Proposed changes to the Commerce Commission's responsibilities will impact across the economy. The Commission is committed to wide ranging consultation about how it will implement these changes.Relates to: Telecommunications
Clearance sought to merge New Zealands two major cinema advertising companies
9 March 2001
The Commerce Commission has received an application for clearance of a business acquisition that would merge the only two major cinema advertising services companies in the country.Relates to:
Telecom applies for clearance to acquire spectrum rights
5 March 2001
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Telecom New Zealand Limited for clearance to acquire the management rights and licences that it successfully bid for in the recent auction of radio frequency spectrum.Relates to:
Commission's first enforcement action under Electricity Industry Reform Act
2 March 2001
In a settlement with the Commerce Commission, Mr John Sax and Mrs Alma Sax have acknowledged that as simultaneous owners and directors of companies that are electricity lines and electricity supply businesses they may have breached the Electricity Industry Reform Act.Relates to: Electricity
Pacific Dunlop applies for clearance to acquire Sara Lee Apparel
2 March 2001
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Pacific Dunlop Holdings (NZ) Limited for clearance to acquire Sara Lee Apparel (NZ) Limited's New Zealand assets.Relates to:
Third promoter prosecuted over "World Net" pyramid selling scheme, more prosecutions pending
2 March 2001
Commerce Commission action against the World Net pyramid selling scheme has continued with the Auckland District Court fining Gregory Paul Williamson $4,000 for promoting the scheme.Relates to: Fair Trading
Distributor admits that Powermax magnetic water conditioner had no effect on bacteria and parasites
1 March 2001
The distributor of the Powermax magnetic water conditioner, Julian's Electrical & Energy Conservation Limited, has admitted in the New Plymouth High Court that Powermax does not and cannot eliminate bacteria and parasites from water.Relates to: Fair Trading
