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April 2013

Commission issues draft report on Auckland International Airport

30 April 2013

The Commerce Commission has today released its draft of a report to the Ministers of Commerce and Transport on the effectiveness of the information disclosure regulatory regime under Part 4 of the Commerce Act in relation to Auckland International Airport.

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Commerce Commission clears Vector to acquire Contact gas metering business

29 April 2013

The Commerce Commission has cleared Vector Limited to acquire Contact Energy Limited’s natural gas metering business.

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Demand for mobile data doubles for second year in a row says telco report

29 April 2013

The Commerce Commission today released its 2012 telecommunications annual monitoring report analysing the state of New Zealand’s telecommunications markets.

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More penalties in long-running air cargo cartel case

22 April 2013

The High Court has ordered three further airlines to pay a combined total of $9.6 million in penalties for their role in the air cargo cartel case brought by the Commerce Commission. This brings the total penalties in the case to over $35 million.

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Commission seeks public comment on Orion Customised Price-Quality Path Proposal

19 April 2013

The Commerce Commission has commenced the process for setting new maximum prices and new quality standards for Orion New Zealand Limited (“Orion”).

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Commission urges caution for users of multi-purpose ladders

16 April 2013

The Commerce Commission has urged consumers and tradespeople to exercise caution when using two models of ‘Transforma’ multi-purpose ladder, sold nationwide by Brand Developers Limited between 2007 and March 2013.

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Commission approves amendment to costs Transpower can recover for Otahuhu Substation project

15 April 2013

The Commerce Commission has approved an amendment to the Major Capital Expenditure Allowance (MCA) for the Otahuhu Substation Diversity Project. The maximum amount of expenditure that Transpower can now recover from consumers has increased from $99.0 million to $106.1 million (all in 2009 dollars).

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Commission announces next step in setting UBA price

3 April 2013

The Commerce Commission has today released an updated timetable for completing its determination of a cost-based price for wholesale broadband – the unbundled bitstream access (UBA) service.

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Commerce Commission declines merger of Hamilton Radiology and Medimaging radiology practices

3 April 2013

The Commerce Commission has declined to grant clearance to the formation of a joint venture between Hamilton Radiology and Medimaging.

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Penalties for souvenir companies that misled tourists with untrue claims

2 April 2013

Two companies and two individuals have been convicted and fined a total of $259,000 in the Auckland District Court for manufacturing and selling to visiting Asian tourists a range of high-priced souvenir items that were not what they claimed to be.

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