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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
Kitset home business director pleads guilty to breaching the Fair Trading Act
Emma Gestro the director of now defunct Get Design and Sales Limited (Get Design) has pleaded guilty to three charges laid by The Commerce Commission for breaching the Fair Trading Act when taking payment for goods. Read moreCouple and company fined for false or misleading fire extinguisher servicing claims
A fire extinguisher service company, its owner and his wife have been fined a total of $60,000 on Fair Trading Act charges and have undertaken that they will no longer participate in the fire extinguisher servicing industry, following a Commerce Commission investigation. Read moreAJ Park seeks clearance to acquire Baldwins
The Commerce Commission has received a clearance application from AJ Park IP Limited to acquire the assets of Baldwins Intellectual Property, Baldwin Holdings Limited, Baldwins Intellectual Property Limited and Baldwins Law Limited. Read moreCommission closes investigation into Datix’s acquisition of RL Solutions
The Commerce Commission closed its investigation into Datix’s acquisition of RL Solutions on 10 December 2019 as its concerns with the acquisition were addressed. Read moreCommission videos
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COVID-19
COVID-19 brings with it significant challenges for our economy, for businesses and for New Zealanders.
Borrowing money and buying on credit
If you have a mortgage, use a credit or store card, have a personal or cash loan or an arranged overdraft, or buy goods or services on credit, you have probably entered a consumer credit contract.
Regulatory projects
Fibre 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.
Read moreMilk price calculation – 2019/20 season
We are reviewing the milk price calculation for the 2019/20 season and will publish our final report by 15 September 2020.
Read moreCopper withdrawal code
Under amendments to the Telecommunications Act 2001, the Commission is required to develop a copper withdrawal code that sets the minimum consumer protection requirements that will need to be met before Chorus can stop providing copper services.
Read moreCommission 111 contact code
The purpose of a Commission 111 contact code is to protect vulnerable consumers by ensuring they have reasonable access to an appropriate means of contacting the 111 emergency service in the event of a power failure.
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