Case register
Our case register includes information about the following types of Commission activity:
- Applications for:
- the authorisation or clearance of mergers
- authorisation of anti-competitive agreements
- clearance of competitor collaboration.
- Investigations of businesses or individuals under the laws that we enforce.
A case register entry is published when an application is accepted for assessment, or an investigation begins. The facts and the context of each case determine what detail we publish.
When deciding what to investigate we consider whether there is a reasonable basis to suspect a breach of the laws we enforce as well as our enforcement criteria and current priorities. The existence of an investigation does not mean that there has been a breach of the law, as only a court can make that determination.
Open
Harcourts Group and Christchurch franchisees
Outcome:
Ongoing court proceedings
Anti-competitive conduct
Open
Consumer
Closed
Withheld
Outcome:
Compliance advice
Date Closed:
27 August 2025
Consumer
Open
Merger application
Closed
ANZ Banking Group (New Zealand) Ltd
Outcome:
Merger cleared
Date Closed:
25 September 2003
Merger application
Closed
Brambles New Zealand Limited
Outcome:
Merger declined
Date Closed:
21 March 2003
Merger application
Closed
Burns Philp & Company Limited
Outcome:
Merger cleared
Date Closed:
21 February 2003
Merger application
Closed
Contact Energy Limited
Outcome:
Merger cleared
Date Closed:
4 February 2003
Merger application
Closed
Gribbles Group Limited
Outcome:
Merger cleared
Date Closed:
3 February 2003
Merger application
Closed
Val Morgan & Co (Aust) Pty Limited
Outcome:
Merger cleared
Date Closed:
18 December 2002
Merger application