October 2012
Transpower’s maximum allowable revenues adjusted for coming two year period
31 October 2012
The Commerce Commission has completed its review of Transpower’s performance in 2011/12 against prices set in the Individual price-quality path and has adjusted Transpower’s maximum allowable revenue (MAR) for the 2013/14 and 2014/15 years.
Relates to: Electricity
Commerce Commission clears Vodafone’s purchase of TelstraClear
30 October 2012
The Commerce Commission has cleared Vodafone New Zealand’s proposed purchase of TelstraClear Limited.
Relates to: Business Competition
Statement of preliminary issues available for Hirepool/Hirequip clearance application
29 October 2012
The Commerce Commission has published a statement of preliminary issues relating to an application from Bligh Finance Limited (owner of the Hirepool rental business) seeking clearance to acquire the business of Hire Equipment Group Limited.
Relates to: Business Competition
Vector seeks clearance to acquire Contact Energy’s gas metering business
25 October 2012
The Commission has received an application from Vector Limited seeking clearance to acquire some or all of the shares or assets of Contact Energy Limited’s natural gas metering business.
Relates to: Business Competition
Commerce Commission proposes default price-quality paths for gas pipeline services
24 October 2012
The Commerce Commission has today released its revised draft decision proposing the first default price-quality paths for gas pipeline services. Once finalised, these paths will set the maximum prices that gas pipeline businesses are allowed to charge customers for their services from 1 July 2013.
Relates to: Gas Pipelines
Commission releases draft report on first statutory review of Fonterra’s milk price manual
19 October 2012
The Commerce Commission has today released a draft report on its first statutory review of Fonterra’s milk price manual.
Relates to: Dairy Industry
Commerce Commission to educate businesses about potential competition issues in Christchurch rebuild
19 October 2012
The Commerce Commission plans to meet with key people involved in the Christchurch rebuild to ensure competition law is not bent or broken during the rebuilding of the city.
Relates to: Business Competition
Commerce Commission outlines approach to telco levy
19 October 2012
The Commerce Commission today released a further paper on how it plans to set the Telecommunications Development Levy that will be paid by telecommunications companies to the government.
Relates to: Telecommunications
Retailers asked for feedback on credit card rule changes
18 October 2012
The Commerce Commission is undertaking some analysis of the impacts of an innovative settlement the Commission reached in 2009 with banks and credit card companies.
Relates to: Business Competition
Competition agencies welcome International Cooperation Act
17 October 2012
The New Zealand Commerce Commission (NZCC) and Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) are today welcoming the passing of legislation arising out of the Commerce Commission (International Co-operation, and Fees) Act.
Relates to: Fair Trading, Consumer Credit, Business Competition, Telecommunications
Hirepool seeks clearance to acquire Hirequip
16 October 2012
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Bligh Finance Limited, owner of the Hirepool rental business, seeking clearance to acquire the business of Hire Equipment Group Limited (Hirequip).
Relates to: Business Competition
Commerce Commission clears CSR and Brickworks to merge their brick businesses in New Zealand
11 October 2012
The Commerce Commission has cleared CSR Building Products (NZ) Limited and Brickworks Building Products (NZ) Limited to establish a joint venture to supply clay bricks in New Zealand.
Relates to: Business Competition
Increased competition means further deregulation of backhaul markets
5 October 2012
The Commerce Commission today released the findings of its annual competition review of backhaul services for the unbundled copper local loop (UCLL), unbundled copper low frequency (UCLF) and unbundled bitstream access (UBA).
Relates to: Telecommunications
Commerce Commission releases new information disclosure requirements for electricity and gas businesses
1 October 2012
The Commerce Commission has today released new information disclosure requirements for suppliers of electricity distribution services and gas pipeline services. Under the new requirements, regulated businesses will publicly disclose information about investment and innovation, financial performance, pricing and network management.
Relates to: Electricity, Gas Pipelines
Commerce Commission releases further input methodologies
1 October 2012
The Commerce Commission has today released input methodologies for the default price-quality paths that apply to electricity distribution services and gas pipeline services.
Relates to: Electricity, Gas Pipelines
