February 2017
Commission declines clearance for Vodafone/Sky merger
23 February 2017
The Commerce Commission has declined to grant clearance for the proposed merger of Sky Network Television and Vodafone New Zealand.
Relates to: Business Competition, Telecommunications
Judge criticises mobile trader for targeting the vulnerable
22 February 2017
Mobile trader Bestdeals 4 You Limited (Bestdeals) has been fined $47,250 in the Auckland District Court for failing to disclose key consumer information about its credit contracts and layby sales agreements.
Relates to: Fair Trading, Consumer Credit
Commission proposes revenues and quality standards for gas pipeline services
10 February 2017
The Commerce Commission has released its draft decisions on the default price-quality paths (DPP) for gas pipeline services. These paths set the revenues and minimum quality standards that four gas distributors and one gas transmission business must comply with for the 5-year regulatory period beginning 1 October 2017.
Relates to: Gas Pipelines
Bike Barn fined $800k for misleading pricing
10 February 2017
Bike Retail Group Limited and Bikes International Limited, the joint operators of Bike Barn in New Zealand, have today been fined $800,000 in the Auckland District Court.
Relates to: Fair Trading
Commission confirms charges filed against Bunnings for misleading advertising
8 February 2017
The Commerce Commission has filed 45 charges in Auckland District Court against Bunnings (NZ) Limited alleging it misled consumers by advertising the prices of its goods as being the lowest in the market.
Relates to: Fair Trading
Commission files charges against Auckland mobile trader, Appenture Marketing
8 February 2017
The Commerce Commission has filed 24 charges against Appenture Marketing Ltd for failing to provide consumers with key contract information and for making false and misleading representations to consumers about their rights.
Relates to: Fair Trading, Consumer Credit
$1m penalty for misleading Nurofen specific pain range claims
3 February 2017
Reckitt Benckiser (New Zealand) Limited (RBNZ) has been fined $1.08 million today in the Auckland District Court for 10 charges relating to its Nurofen specific pain range products. The products include Nurofen Migraine Pain, Nurofen Tension Headache, Nurofen Period Pain and Nurofen Back Pain.
Relates to: Fair Trading
