Te Komihana Tauhokohoko Commerce Commission

Making New Zealanders better off because markets work well and consumers and businesses are confident market participants.

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Have your say on our draft decision

We've published our draft decision to allow Orion to invest about $1.3 billion to maintain and future-proof the electricity network for its Canterbury customers.
Toy Safety Week 2026

Toy Safety Week has been an important reminder to pause and check the toys that our tamariki play with are safe. Find out more including how we investigate and enforce product safety issues.
Regulating development levies

The Government has confirmed the Commerce Commission as the independent regulator of the new development levies system. This will help ensure greater transparency and fairness in levy decisions, while building trust and confidence among councils, developers and communities.
Not yet time for Tiaki Wai price control

Commerce Commission Chair John Small has written an op-ed, first published in The Post, covering our regulatory approach to Tiaki Wai and touching on impending performance requirements.

Latest news

10 Nov 2026

Draft decision to allow $1.3b investment in Canterbury electricity network

The Commerce Commission has made a draft decision to allow Orion to invest about $1.3 billion to maintain and future-proof the electricity network for its Canterbury customers.
03 Nov 2026

Task Force identifies opportunities to improve major electricity investment decisions

The Energy Competition Task Force has identified ways to improve how some of the country’s largest electricity network investments are assessed and approved, helping ensure spending is targeted so that it delivers the greatest benefit for consumers.
30 Oct 2026

Two Foodstuffs supermarkets fined for repeated pricing errors

Two Pak’nSave supermarkets have been fined a combined $580,500 in the Auckland District Court after pleading guilty to inaccurate pricing in breach of the Fair Trading Act.
28 Oct 2026

Comhla Vet Limited seeks clearance to acquire Veterinaryfirst Limited

The Commerce Commission has received a clearance application from Comhla Vet Limited (Comhla Vet) seeking clearance for it to acquire 100% of the shares of Veterinaryfirst Limited (Vet First).