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.
Recent amendments to the Telecommunications Act mean that the treatment of broadcasting services revenue in the Telecommunications Development Levy (TDL) is changing.
On 28 March 2018 we set a customised price-quality path applying new revenue limits and quality standards for Powerco covering the period April 2018 to March 2023.
We regularly publish updates on matters arising in relation to the Grocery Industry Competition Act 2023 and associated regulations. These updates include open letters from the Grocery Commissioner, correspondence with key stakeholders and grocery newsletters we publish quarterly. Copies of these updates can be found in the timeline below.
The Commission is reviewing the productivity and efficiency of EDBs. This will be an ongoing project with the intention of embedding periodic assessments and publications on EDBs’ productivity/efficiency within the Commission’s performance and understanding function.
We are required to complete an Investigation into the regulation of certain copper services contained in Schedule 1 of the Telecommunications Act 2001 (the Act) by no later than 31 December 2025.
In November 2020, the Government asked us to carry out a study into whether competition in the grocery sector is working well, and if not, what can be done to improve it.
We have now published our final report on the review of Christchurch Airport’s performance for the period 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2027, its fourth price setting event period (PSE4). Our review included analysis of Christchurch Airport’s pricing decisions and expected performance over the PSE4 period.