February 2008
Septic tank cleaning company pleads guilty to misleading customers
29 February 2008
A Waikato septic tank cleaning company and its Director have been fined a total of $28,500 for misleading customers.
Relates to: Fair Trading
Petrol station fined for misleading prices
26 February 2008
A NorthShore petrol station was fined $35,000 in the Auckland District Court today for breaching the Fair Trading Act by misleading their customers about the price of petrol.
Relates to: Fair Trading
Crane Group applies for clearance to acquire RX Plastics
21 February 2008
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Crane Group Limited seeking clearance to acquire 100% of the shares in, or assets of, RX Plastics Limited.
Relates to: Business Competition
Commerce Commission to look into Blue Chip
19 February 2008
The Commerce Commission will examine documentation relating to Blue Chip New Zealand after complaints that people may have been induced to invest based on false or misleading representations.
Relates to: Fair Trading
Next step underway for mobile co-location standard terms determination
15 February 2008
On 8 February 2008, the Commerce Commission issued a notice to Vodafone to prepare a standard terms proposal for mobile co-location. This proposal will specify the non-price terms and conditions on which the co-location should be available to mobile network operators.
Relates to: Telecommunications
Finance company to refund 1200 customers
15 February 2008
Allied Nationwide Finance Limited has agreed to refund more than 1200 customers after they were charged an unreasonable fee for repaying their loans early.
Relates to: Consumer Credit
Sunscreen companies settle with Commission
15 February 2008
The Commerce Commission has reached settlements with four sunscreen companies that have admitted to misleading consumers about the protection from the sun offered by their products.
Relates to: Fair Trading
Vodafone cleared to acquire radio spectrum management rights
15 February 2008
The Commerce Commission has cleared Vodafone Mobile NZ Limited (Vodafone) to acquire the management rights from the New Zealand Government for the radio frequency range between 899.8 and 915 MHz, together with the corresponding natural pair management rights in the 944.8 - 960 MHz range.
Relates to: Telecommunications
Real estate agent, and his company, admits misleading advertising
14 February 2008
A Wellington real estate agent, and the company he worked for, has admitted advertising a property in a way that was likely to mislead potential buyers, in breach of the Fair Trading Act.
Relates to: Fair Trading
New Zealand Investment Holdings applies for clearance to acquire RX Plastics
13 February 2008
The Commerce Commission has received an application from New Zealand Investment Holdings Limited (NZIH) seeking clearance to acquire 100% of the shares, or assets and business, of RX Plastics Limited.
Relates to: Business Competition
Air Liquide cleared to acquire ASCOGAS
13 February 2008
The Commerce Commission has cleared Air Liquide to acquire all the shares of ASCOGAS.
Relates to: Business Competition
Nufarm's prosecution brings fines in NZ's biggest cartel case over $7.5m
12 February 2008
New Zealand's largest cartel case to date has resulted in further heavy penalties for companies and individuals involved in the cartel in the timber preservatives industry.
Relates to: Business Competition
Cancer society asked to provide sunscreen results
11 February 2008
The Commerce Commission has asked the Cancer Society for information about the alleged failure of one its sunscreen products, and what the society is doing about the problem.
Relates to: Fair Trading
Draft standard terms released for local loop and bitstream backhaul services
8 February 2008
The Commerce Commission has today released draft determinations on the price and non-price terms for the backhaul services that support the unbundled copper local loop (UCLL) and unbundled bitstream (UBA) broadband services.
Relates to: Telecommunications
Cadmus and Provenco cleared to merge
5 February 2008
The Commerce Commission has cleared the proposed merger between Cadmus Technology Limited (Cadmus) and Provenco Group Limited (Provenco).
Relates to: Business Competition
Court dates set for Warehouse appeal
5 February 2008
The Court of Appeal has set 29 April -1 May 2008 as the dates for the Commerce Commission's appeal against the High Court's decision to be heard. The High Court's decision in November 2007 cleared the way for the three Foodstuffs co-operatives or Woolworths Ltd to acquire up to 100% shares in, or assets of, The Warehouse Group Ltd.
Relates to: Business Competition
Telecom to be prosecuted over Go Large promotion
1 February 2008
The Commerce Commission has decided to prosecute Telecom and its subsidiary Xtra for alleged breaches of the Fair Trading Act, in relation to the Go Large broadband promotion.
Relates to: Fair Trading, Telecommunications
