December 2006
Commission to reconsider bitstream decision
22 December 2006
The Commission will reconsider pricing aspects of Decision 582. That Decision deals with the supply by Telecom of bitstream to ihug and CallPlus. Following the reconsideration, the Commission may amend the pricing terms. In the meantime the Decision remains in full force.
Relates to: Telecommunications
Foodstuffs applies for clearance to acquire The Warehouse
22 December 2006
The Commerce Commission has received an application from the three Foodstuffs co-operatives seeking clearance to acquire up to 100% of the ordinary shares in The Warehouse Group Limited.Relates to: Business Competition
Commission considers variation of Rugby Union decision
22 December 2006
The Commerce Commission has given public notice that it is considering varying its decision number 580, at the request of the New Zealand Rugby Union.
Relates to: Business Competition
Car finance provider to refund $12,000
21 December 2006
An Auckland company that provides finance to car buyers, Falcon Advances Limited, will refund over $12,000 to 143 customers who bought vehicles from Auckland car yards between April 2005 and February 2006.Relates to: Fair Trading, Consumer Credit
Commission receives application for EIR Act exemption from Top Energy Limited
21 December 2006
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Top Energy Limited, seeking exemption from section 17 of the Electricity Industry Reform Act 1998 (EIR Act) in relation to its proposal to expand its geothermal power plant Ngawha, near Kaikohe.Relates to: Electricity
TradeMe car dealer fined for lack of SINs
20 December 2006
An Auckland motor vehicle trader has been fined $6400 in the Auckland District Court for failing to supply Supplier Information Notices (SINs) on cars offered for sale on TradeMe.Relates to: Fair Trading
Owens Corning cleared to acquire Saint-Gobain Vetrotex
20 December 2006
The Commerce Commission has cleared Owens Corning to acquire from Compagnie de Saint-Gobain the glass fibre reinforcement assets of its Saint-Gobain Vetrotex division, insofar as the acquisition would affect any market in New Zealand.Relates to: Business Competition
Trader fined for clothes without proper labelling
19 December 2006
An Auckland children's wear retailer was fined $7000 in the Manukau District Court on Friday for selling clothing without the correct labelling.Relates to: Fair Trading
Draft Determination on cost of relay service for the hearing impaired
19 December 2006
The Commerce Commission has released its draft determination on the cost of the Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) for the hearing impaired.
Relates to: Telecommunications
Fulton Hogan cleared to acquire G J Beynon
19 December 2006
The Commerce Commission has cleared Fulton Hogan Limited to acquire the contracting assets, quarry and land of G J Beynon Contracting Limited. Associated with the purchase is the acquisition by Fulton Hogan of the 50% of shares in Westland Asphalt Limited (WAL) not currently owned by Fulton Hogan.Relates to: Business Competition
Commission receives application for bitstream reconsideration from CallPlus
18 December 2006
The Commerce Commission has received an application from CallPlus for reconsideration of Decision 582 so far as it relates to the price of the regulated bitstream service supplied to CallPlus by Telecom. This follows a similar application by ihug Limited.
Relates to: Telecommunications
Commission releases issues paper for mobile market investigation
15 December 2006
The Commerce Commission today released an issues paper to begin public consultation on whether or not to amend the roaming and co-location services.
Relates to: Telecommunications
Replacement member appointed to Cost of Capital panel
13 December 2006
The Commerce Commission is replacing one of the members of the panel appointed to review its Draft Guidelines on Estimating the Cost of Capital.Relates to: Pan Industry Projects
The Mill Liquorsave fined $10,000 for misleading flyer
12 December 2006
The Mill Liquorsave was fined $10,000 in the New Plymouth District Court on Friday 8 December for breaching the Fair Trading Act with a promotional flyer offering a free Tui footy windbreaker with selected packs of Tui beer.Relates to: Fair Trading
Commission receives application for bitstream reconsideration from ihug
12 December 2006
The Commerce Commission has received an application from ihug for reconsideration of Decision 582 on the price of the regulated bitstream service supplied by Telecom to ihug and CallPlus.
Relates to: Telecommunications
Johnson & Johnson cleared to acquire Pfizer Consumer Healthcare
8 December 2006
The Commerce Commission has cleared Johnson & Johnson to acquire the stock, assets and business of the Consumer Healthcare division of Pfizer Inc.Relates to: Business Competition
Commission approves Industry Co-location Code
7 December 2006
The Commerce Commission has completed its consideration of the Telecommunications Carriers' Forum (TCF) code for co-location of radiocommunications services, known as the Co-location Code.Relates to: Telecommunications
Elite Truck Rentals applies for clearance to acquire ORIX Truck Rental
6 December 2006
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Elite Truck Rentals Limited (Elite) seeking clearance to acquire the assets of ORIX Truck Rental, a division of ORIX New Zealand Limited.Relates to: Business Competition
Transpower proposes new prices
4 December 2006
Transpower has told the Commerce Commission that it is advising customers today of its proposed prices for 2006/07 and 2007/08.Relates to: Electricity
