September 2007
Whitcoulls' parent company applies for clearance to acquire Borders
28 September 2007
The Commerce Commission has received an application from A&R Whitcoulls Group Holdings Pty Limited (ARW) seeking clearance to acquire 100% of the shares in Borders New Zealand Limited (Borders).Relates to: Business Competition
Southern Cross and QE Health cleared to form a joint venture
28 September 2007
The Commerce Commission has cleared Southern Cross Health Trust and QE Hospital Limited to merge their respective private hospital operations in Rotorua.Relates to: Business Competition
Conferences next step in telecommunication regulatory process
18 September 2007
Relates to: Telecommunications
Companies warned over bacon and ham labelling
17 September 2007
The Commerce Commission has issued formal warnings to two companies as a result of its investigations into country of origin labelling for Kiwi Bacon and Premier Bacon and ham products.Relates to: Fair Trading
NZ Post and Salmat Cleared to Form Joint Venture
13 September 2007
The Commerce Commission has cleared New Zealand Post Limited (NZ Post) and Salmat International Pty Limited (Salmat) to merge their respective unaddressed mail delivery operations.Relates to: Business Competition
Jewellery trader convicted and fined over misleading advertising
12 September 2007
In the Auckland District Court yesterday Carrerabenz Diamond Industries Limited pleaded guilty to breaching the Fair Trading Act after it misled customers over the valuation prices of its jewellery.Relates to: Fair Trading
Commission reports to Minister on Telecom's service obligations
10 September 2007
Relates to: Telecommunications
Supreme Court affirms Commission's electricity threshold decisions
10 September 2007
The Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge by Unison Networks Limited to the Commerce Commission's thresholds for large electricity lines businesses. The Court found that the Commission acted lawfully in setting both initial and revised thresholds.Relates to: Electricity
Commission releases June quarterly report on telecommunications markets
7 September 2007
What: The Commission has released its June quarterly monitoring report containing key statistics about telecommunications markets in New Zealand and overseas. It is available on the Commission's website: www.comcom.govt.nz, under Telecommunications Market Reports.
Relates to: Telecommunications
Seventh Bank to Plead Guilty - TSB to pay $471,000 over credit card fees
3 September 2007
TSB is the seventh major bank to plead guilty to breaching the Fair Trading Act by failing to properly disclose currency conversion fees paid by its credit card customers between 1 September 2002 and 19 December 2004. TSB customers paid fees of up to 1.75% of their total transactions that were not disclosed on their credit card statements.Relates to: Fair Trading
