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Media releases from the Commerce Commission.
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15 Sep 2021
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Commission consults on Transpower recovering costs of new transmission pricing methodology (TPM)
The Commerce Commission is seeking feedback on a proposal to allow Transpower to recover about $5 million spent so far developing a new transmission pricing methodology (TPM).Read more
15 Sep 2021
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Commission releases final report on its review of Fonterra’s base milk price
The Commerce Commission has today released its final report on Fonterra’s calculation of the base milk price it will pay farmers in the 2020/21 dairy season.Read more
14 Sep 2021
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Hot drink cup company warned for misleading recycling claims
Glopac New Zealand Ltd, a paper packaging products company, has been warned by the Commerce Commission for making misleading claims about the ability to recycle its hot drink cups.Read more
14 Sep 2021
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Commission seeks views on improving telecoms retail service quality
The Commerce Commission has released a discussion document calling for views on retail service quality issues in the telecommunications sector that it considers need improving.Read more
10 Sep 2021
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Statement of Preliminary Issues released on EROAD/Coretex clearance application
The Commerce Commission has published a statement of preliminary issues relating to the clearance application from EROAD Limited seeking to acquire all of the shares in Coretex Limited.Read more
10 Sep 2021
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Commission approves further Transpower power line upgrade in South Auckland
The Commerce Commission has given approval to Transpower, the operator of the national electricity grid, to spend $14.59 million in addition to the $36 million the Commission approved in March 2021 to upgrade its South Auckland network.Read more
8 Sep 2021
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The Safety Warehouse warned about “The Drop” event
Greenback Ecommerce Limited trading as The Safety Warehouse (TSW) has been warned by the Commerce Commission for engaging in conduct that it considers was liable to mislead and likely to have breached the Fair Trading Act in its promotion of “The Drop” event held in Aotea Square, Auckland, on 5 December 2020.Read more
7 Sep 2021
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Cargotec and Konecranes seek clearance to merge
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Cargotec Corporation (Cargotec) seeking clearance to acquire Konecranes Plc (Konecranes) as part of a global transaction. Both Cargotec and Konecranes supply a range of cargo and container handling equipment for the loading and unloading, transportation and handling of containers, general and bulk cargo to port companies and other customers in the freight, transport and associated industries.Read more
3 Sep 2021
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Penalties imposed in container depot price fixing case
The High Court has ordered Specialised Container Services (Christchurch) Limited (SCS Christchurch) and its director Grant Tregurtha to pay penalties in relation to an attempted price fix of “vehicle booking system” fees.Read more
3 Sep 2021
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Can Plan withdraws application for Betta Bins acquisition
Can Plan Nelson Limited has formally withdrawn its application to the Commerce Commission for clearance to acquire certain general residential waste assets of Nelmac Limited’s waste collection business trading as Betta Bins.Read more