Media releases

Media releases from the Commerce Commission.

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5 Dec 2019

Retail fuel market study recommends changes to benefit competition and consumers

The Commerce Commission has released its final report into the retail fuel market and has recommended changes to stimulate competition and benefit consumers.
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28 Nov 2019

Statement of Preliminary Issues released for Property Brokers application to acquire Farmland’s real estate business on the West Coast

The Commerce Commission has published a statement of preliminary issues relating to an application from Property Brokers Limited to acquire the West Coast real estate business and property management business of Farmlands Real Estate Limited and Farmlands Real Estate Property Management Limited (together Farmlands Real Estate).
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27 Nov 2019

Balance struck between keeping electricity costs low for customers and ensuring adequate investment in lines networks

The Commerce Commission has released its final decision on the default price-quality paths (DPPs) which apply to 15 of New Zealand’s regulated electricity lines companies for the period 2020-2025.
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25 Nov 2019

Property Brokers seeks clearance to acquire Farmland’s real estate business on the West Coast

The Commerce Commission has received a clearance application from Property Brokers Limited to acquire the West Coast real estate business and property management business of Farmlands Real Estate Limited and Farmlands Real Estate Property Management Limited (together Farmlands Real Estate).
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21 Nov 2019

Consumer complaints to Commission leap 20%

Consumer complaints to the Commerce Commission increased more than 20% in the 2018/19 year, to nearly 9,000.
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19 Nov 2019

New regulatory regime for fibre broadband networks taking shape

The Commerce Commission has today released its draft decisions on the design of the new regulatory regime for fibre broadband networks.
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19 Nov 2019

Torpedo7 fined $80K for selling bikes with no front brakes

Sports goods retailer Torpedo7 Limited (trading as 1-day.co.nz) has been fined $80,000 on two charges under the Fair Trading Act 1986, relating to its supply of bicycles without front brakes and some required information.
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15 Nov 2019

Commission warns property trader Peter Lee and PWG Limited

Property trader Peter Lee and business PWG Limited (PWG), trading as Property Wise and Auckland House Buyers, have been warned by the Commerce Commission for conduct that likely breached the Fair Trading Act.
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15 Nov 2019

Statement of preliminary issues released for the Cengage/McGraw-Hill merger

The Commerce Commission has published a Statement of Preliminary Issues relating to an application from Cengage Learning Holdings II, Inc. and McGraw-Hill Education Inc. to merge their global publishing businesses. In New Zealand both parties supply textbooks and other educational materials.
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14 Nov 2019

Commission releases final decision on Transpower’s price-quality path

The Commerce Commission has issued its final decision on the maximum revenue Transpower can earn and the minimum quality standards it must meet under its individual price-quality path (IPP) for the period 2020 – 2025.
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