Vector to return $13.9 million to Auckland electricity consumers
Published on 17 August 2017
On 7 July we announced electricity lines company Vector would return $13.9 million to Auckland electricity consumers after it breached its regulated price path by collecting more revenue than it was entitled to in the 2014 and 2015 financial years.
Retail telecommunications a priority for 2017/18
Published on 17 August 2017
At our recent Competition Matters conference we outlined our priorities for the upcoming year, including our focus on retail telecommunications across both our consumer and regulation work.
Welcome from Brent Alderton – May 2017
Published on 18 May 2017
Welcome to this edition of Bulletin.
The NZME/Fairfax final decision
Published on 18 May 2017
Last week we released our final decision declining the NZME and Fairfax application to merge their media businesses. This was the third large-scale merger application we have assessed in the past 18 months, following on from the Z Energy/Chevron and Vodafone/Sky decisions.
Airport price setting events
Published on 18 May 2017
As an organisation, we are responsible for monitoring and reporting on the performance of the international airports in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch under information disclosure regulation.
Retailers put on alert about using misleading pricing
Published on 18 May 2017
Thousands of retailers have received an open letter from the Commerce Commission, highlighting pricing practices which might breach the law, and offering guidance on how to avoid them.
Review of related party transactions rules
Published on 18 May 2017
In December last year we delivered the majority of our decisions on our latest review of the up-front rules, requirements and processes for our Part 4 regulations (which are collectively known as the input methodologies, or IMs).
Competition Matters 2017 speaker profile: Professor Ralph Winter
Published on 18 May 2017
Competition Matters will be held on 20 and 21 July in Wellington, New Zealand.
New guidelines on children’s nightwear
Published on 18 May 2017
The Commerce Commission has released guidance for parents and traders on new safety regulations for children’s nightwear.
Welcome from Brent Alderton – March 2017
Published on 10 March 2017
Welcome to the first edition of Bulletin for 2017 – it is hard to believe it is March already.
