We play a crucial role in ensuring New Zealand’s markets are competitive, consumers are well informed and protected, and sectors with little or no competition are appropriately regulated.

Our vision is that New Zealanders are better off because markets work well and consumers and businesses are confident market participants.

Our role

We are an independent Crown entity that administers and enforces laws relating to competition, fair trading, consumer credit and economic regulation. Our economic regulation work is in sectors that include telecommunications, energy networks, transport fuel, the retail payment system, dairy and airports.

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Our people

We have around 400 staff across our head office in Wellington and our office in Auckland.

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Strategic planning and accountability reporting

The Commission produces these documents to help keep you informed about the work that we do

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Our policies and guidelines

The Commission publishes policies and guidelines to assist stakeholders to understand how we operate.

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Research

We commission research to inform our work, and share it as part of our commitment to greater transparency and increasing understanding of what we do.

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Careers

This is where you will find current job openings at the Commerce Commission.

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Requesting official information

If you are looking for information from the Commission that is not publicly available on our website, you can make an official information request.

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Working with other agencies

The Commission works with other New Zealand and overseas agencies to help achieve our vision.

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Submissions made by the Commission

The Commission occasionally makes submissions on Government consultations, to share our views and recommendations.

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Cartel Prosecutors Panel

A Cartel Prosecutors Panel has been established to conduct criminal cartel proceedings on behalf of the Crown and the Commission. In accordance with section 107 of the Commerce Act 1986, the Panel has been appointed by Te Rōia Mātāmua o te Karauna/the Solicitor-General, in consultation with the Chair of the Commission.

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