June 2006
Commission closes investigation into Pernod Ricard's acquisition of Allied Domecq
30 June 2006
The Commission has closed its investigation into the acquisition of Allied Domecq plc by Pernod Ricard S.A. and does not intend to take any further action. The Commission is of the view that the acquisition is unlikely to have resulted in a substantial lessening of competition in any market.Relates to: Business Competition
NZ Bus acquisition of Mana Coach shares breached Commerce Act: High Court
29 June 2006
In a landmark decision, New Zealand Bus Limited has been found guilty of breaching section 47 of the Commerce Act, which prohibits acquisitions that are likely to substantially lessen competition.Relates to: Business Competition
Visy Industrial Plastics cleared to acquire Alto Holdings
28 June 2006
The Commerce Commission has cleared Visy Industrial Plastic (NZ) Limited (Visy Industrial), or an interconnected body corporate, to acquire either all of the issued shares in Alto Holdings Limited (Alto) or the entire plastic packaging business and assets of Alto and any of its subsidiaries.Relates to: Business Competition
ihug and CallPlus will have bitstream access
22 June 2006
The Commerce Commission has released a final determination under the Telecommunications Act providing ihug and CallPlus with regulated access to a wholesale bitstream service to be supplied by Telecom.Relates to: Telecommunications
Telecommunications Act: Commission issues Draft Determination for local service interconnection
19 June 2006
The Commerce Commission has issued a Draft Determination for Vodafone's application for an access determination under the Telecommunications Act 2001. This service will provide interconnection of local voice calls between Telecom's fixed network and Vodafone's cellular network for those Vodafone customers with a local number.Relates to: Telecommunications
Parallel importer snapped over price discrepancies
19 June 2006
An Auckland parallel importer was fined $3,000 in the Auckland District Court on Thursday for advertising digital cameras at cheaper prices than they were available in store.Relates to: Fair Trading
Kathmandu finds out the true cost of sale items
19 June 2006
Kathmandu was fined $28,000 plus costs in the Auckland District Court today for breaching the Fair Trading Act by advertising goods as being "on sale" when they had been available at the discounted price for months prior to the sale and, in some cases, when they were also available at the same "sale" price afterwards.Relates to: Fair Trading
Air New Zealand fined $600,000 for misleading customers, agrees move to all-inclusive advertising
16 June 2006
Air New Zealand has been ordered to pay $600,000 in fines and nearly $65,000 in costs after the Commerce Commission prosecuted the airline for misleading customers about the real price of its airfares.Relates to: Fair Trading
Commissioner welcomes move on telecommunication changes
16 June 2006
Telecommunications Commissioner Douglas Webb is welcoming a call by Telecom for a voluntary industry initiative that could help the transition to a new regulatory regime.Relates to: Telecommunications
Organic means 100% organic, and fresh means 100% fresh
15 June 2006
In the second case of its kind, an Auckland butcher has been fined for falsely labelling products as certified organic when they were not.Relates to: Fair Trading
GE Fleet NZ applies for clearance to acquire Custom Fleet NZ
9 June 2006
The Commerce Commission has received an application from GE Fleet New Zealand seeking clearance to acquire the business of Custom Fleet (NZ) Limited. The acquisition of Custom Fleet in New Zealand forms part of a wider transaction involving the acquisition by related entities of GE Fleet of the Custom Fleet business in Australia and the United Kingdom.Relates to: Business Competition
Telecommunications Act: Commerce Commission releases TRS TSO determination
9 June 2006
The Commerce Commission has released its determination on the cost of running the Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) for meeting the telephone communication needs of deaf, hearing impaired and speech impaired people.Relates to: Telecommunications
Commission revokes Pohokura gas authorisation
2 June 2006
The Commerce Commission has revoked the 2003 authorisation it granted to Shell, Todd and OMV to jointly sell gas from the Pohokura field.Relates to: Business Competition, Gas Pipelines
Rugby Union salary cap authorised for six years
2 June 2006
The Commerce Commission has told the New Zealand Rugby Union that it can impose a salary cap to limit the amount each union can spend on players. The cap will apply for six years from today, and will be reviewed after five years.Relates to: Business Competition
