This section contains all current and closed Commission regulatory projects. This includes determinations, reports, inquiries, studies and disclosures relating to telecommunications, electricity lines, gas pipelines, airports and dairy.
On 20 June 2023, the Government asked us to carry out a 14-month long study into whether competition for personal banking services in New Zealand is working well and, if not, what can be done to improve it.
On 20 June 2023, the Government asked us to carry out a 14-month long study into whether competition for personal banking services in New Zealand is working well and, if not, what can be done to improve it.
The purpose of the Commission 111 Contact Code is to ensure that vulnerable consumers, or persons on their behalf, have reasonable access to an appropriate means of contacting the 111 emergency service in the event of a power failure.
We have responsibilities for monitoring competition and efficiency in the retail payment system. Our focus is on improving transparency and understanding of the system, including to inform where to focus our efforts to deliver long-term benefits for consumers and merchants.
Different payment methods can impose additional costs on merchants. A payment surcharge is an extra fee charged by a merchant to cover these additional costs.
Transpower’s New Zero Grid Pathways comprise a series of proposed investments to enhance the capacity of the core electricity transmission grid between Bunnythorpe and Whakamaru power stations, and the HVDC link across the Cook Strait, in order to accommodate potential new renewable generations and meet expected future electricity demand.
Transpower’s Net Zero Grid Pathways comprise a series of proposed investments to enhance the capacity of the core electricity transmission grid between Bunnythorpe and Whakamaru power stations, and the HVDC link across the Cook Strait, in order to accommodate potential new renewable generations and meet expected future electricity demand.