Media releases
Media releases from the Commerce Commission.
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18 May 2017
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Consumers of broadband and mobile services get better value for money
New Zealand consumers are receiving increased value for money across a range of telecommunications services, the Commerce Commission’s latest annual telecommunications monitoring report has found.Read more
13 Apr 2017
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Guilty pleas in Commission’s 12th mobile trader prosecution
Truck shop operator Budget Warehouse Limited (Budget Warehouse) has pleaded guilty to 18 charges relating to its customer credit contract documents.Read more
20 Mar 2017
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Spark seeks clearance to acquire TeamTalk
The Commerce Commission has received a clearance application from Spark New Zealand Trading Limited (Spark) to, either directly or indirectly, acquire up to 100% of the shares of TeamTalk Limited.Read more
14 Mar 2017
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Misleading Christmas deal results in $145k fine for mobile trader
Mobile trader Sales Concepts Limited has been fined $145,000 in the North Shore District Court after pleading guilty to 10 charges under the Fair Trading Act 1986 relating to its ‘Christmas Deal Bundles’.Read more
3 Mar 2017
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First jail sentence in Commerce Commission case
Vikram Mehta, owner of mobile trader Flexi Buy Limited (Flexi Buy), has today been sentenced in the Auckland District Court to two years imprisonment after taking money from customers without intending to supply goods as promised.Read more
22 Feb 2017
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Judge criticises mobile trader for targeting the vulnerable
Mobile trader Bestdeals 4 You Limited (Bestdeals) has been fined $47,250 in the Auckland District Court for failing to disclose key consumer information about its credit contracts and layby sales agreements.Read more
8 Feb 2017
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Commission files charges against Auckland mobile trader, Appenture Marketing
The Commerce Commission has filed 24 charges against Appenture Marketing Ltd for failing to provide consumers with key contract information and for making false and misleading representations to consumers about their rights.Read more
25 Jan 2017
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Mobile trader pleads guilty to disclosure failures in contracts
Mobile trader Best Buy Limited (Best Buy) has pled guilty to 16 charges relating to the operation of its door-to-door sales business in Auckland and smaller North Island towns.Read more
29 Nov 2016
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Mobile trader owner found guilty after not supplying customers’ goods
Flexi Buy Limited owner Vikram Mehta has been found guilty under the Crimes Act 1961 of being a party to obtaining money by deception, by making false representations to customers.Read more
18 Oct 2016
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Ninth mobile trader charged as Commission continues clamp down on non-compliance
Mobile trader, Bestdeals 4 You Limited (Bestdeals) today pleaded guilty to 19 charges brought by the Commerce Commission relating to the layby sales agreements and consumer credit contracts it offered customers.Read more