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Welcome to the Commerce Commission
We enforce competition, fair trading and consumer credit contracts laws. We also have regulatory responsibilities in the electricity lines, gas pipelines, telecommunications, dairy and airport sectors.
Updates and media releases
Retail fuel market study recommends changes to benefit competition and consumers
The Commerce Commission has released its final report into the retail fuel market and has recommended changes to stimulate competition and benefit consumers. Read moreStatement of Preliminary Issues released for Property Brokers application to acquire Farmland’s real estate business on the West Coast
The Commerce Commission has published a statement of preliminary issues relating to an application from Property Brokers Limited to acquire the West Coast real estate business and property management business of Farmlands Real Estate Limited and Farmlands Real Estate Property Management Limited (together Farmlands Real Estate). Read moreBalance struck between keeping electricity costs low for customers and ensuring adequate investment in lines networks
The Commerce Commission has released its final decision on the default price-quality paths (DPPs) which apply to 15 of New Zealand’s regulated electricity lines companies for the period 2020-2025. Read moreProperty Brokers seeks clearance to acquire Farmland’s real estate business on the West Coast
The Commerce Commission has received a clearance application from Property Brokers Limited to acquire the West Coast real estate business and property management business of Farmlands Real Estate Limited and Farmlands Real Estate Property Management Limited (together Farmlands Real Estate). Read moreCommission videos
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Market studies
In October 2018, Parliament passed an amendment to the Commerce Act that empowers the Commission to undertake market studies (also known as competition studies).
The future of phone and broadband
New Zealand is transitioning from the old copper telephone and broadband network to new technologies via fibre and mobile networks. Our role is to develop the safeguards to protect consumers during this transition.
Buying event tickets
When buying event tickets you should check whether the official ticket seller, such as Ticketek or Ticketmaster, has tickets available.
Regulatory projects
Market study into retail fuel
In December 2018 we commenced a market study looking into the factors that may affect competition for the supply of retail petrol and diesel used for land transport throughout New Zealand.
Read moreFibre input methodologies
Input methodologies for fibre are the rules, requirements and processes that we are required to develop under Part 6 of the Telecommunications Act. We are currently developing these fibre input methodologies.
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