January 2010
Refund process for text to win competitions
15 January 2010
A company that ran a series of text to win trivia competitions is offering refunds to consumers who participated in the competitions.
Relates to: Fair Trading
Insurance company to refund consumers over partial payments
14 January 2010
A company which provides payment protection insurance has admitted a possible breach of the Fair Trading Act and will pay affected consumers about $37,000 in an out of court settlement with the Commerce Commission.
Relates to: Fair Trading
Telecom admits breaching Fair Trading Act - pays back $9.5m to customers
12 January 2010
In a settlement with the Commerce Commission, Telecom New Zealand Limited and Xtra Limited (Telecom) has admitted breaching the Fair Trading Act by misleading more than 130,000 broadband customers.Relates to: Fair Trading, Telecommunications
Commerce Commission watching retailers’ credit card surcharges
12 January 2010
The Commerce Commission is taking a close interest in the surcharges some retailers have introduced this week for consumers paying by credit card and will continue to monitor developments.Relates to: Business Competition
January 2012
Commerce Commission finalises input methodology for approving Transpower’s national grid spending
31 January 2012
The process for approving investment in the national grid took an important step forward today with the release of the Commerce Commission’s final determination of Transpower’s Capital Expenditure Input Methodology.
Relates to: Pan Industry Projects, Electricity
Statement of preliminary issues available for IAG/AMI clearance application
25 January 2012
The Commerce Commission has published a statement of preliminary issues relating to an application from IAG seeking clearance to acquire AMI Insurance. Both IAG and AMI supply general insurance including house, contents, and motor vehicles.
Relates to: Business Competition
Commerce Commission releases second issues paper on high speed broadband demand-side study
24 January 2012
The Commerce Commission has today released the second of three issues papers relating to the uptake of high speed broadband ahead of a public conference in February 2012.
Relates to: Telecommunications
Commerce Commission issues advice to alternative allergy treatment providers
18 January 2012
The Commerce Commission is urging alternative health providers to review their claims about diagnosing and curing allergies, particularly to food, to ensure they do not breach the Fair Trading Act.
Relates to: Fair Trading
epay New Zealand Ltd seeks clearance to acquire Ezi-Pay Ltd
18 January 2012
The Commerce Commission has received an application from epay New Zealand Ltd seeking clearance to acquire Ezi-Pay Ltd. The acquisition would also include certain assets of Compass Communications and the assets or shares of EFTDATA Holdings Ltd. The latter two companies have the same shareholders as Ezi-Pay Ltd.
Relates to: Business Competition
Commerce Commission dealing with daily deal sites at the source
11 January 2012
The Commerce Commission has stemmed a growing tide of complaints about daily deal and group buying websites with a proactive approach to educating the websites about consumer law.
Relates to: Fair Trading
