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1 Jun 2007 -
$272,500 penalty for deceptive claims about Probitas fertiliser. A fertiliser sold under the brand name Probitas did not offer the benefits claimed. The company Probitas Ltd has been fined $200,000 and man who sold it $60,000, in the Tauranga
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8 Mar 2007 -
Determination on cost of relay service for the hearing impaired. The Commerce Commission has released its determination on the cost of the Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) for the hearing impaired. The TRS is a telecommunications service
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30 Nov 2007 -
Hill & Stewart guilty of 14 charges under Fair Trading Act. An appliance retailer has been found guilty of charges under the Fair Trading Act 1986 for making claims that prices were interest free when in fact the prices were more expensive than…
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20 Dec 2007 -
Some "all day protection" sunscreens fail to live up to claims. Commerce Commission test results obtained during an investigation into "all day protection" claims made for some sunscreen products have found that some live up to…
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28 Sep 2007 -
Southern Cross and QE Health cleared to form a joint venture. The Commerce Commission has cleared Southern Cross Health Trust and QE Hospital Limited to merge their respective private hospital operations in Rotorua. Commission Chair Paula Rebstock
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12 Oct 2007 -
Diners Club eighth to plead guilty over currency conversion fees. Diners Club has become the eighth financial institution to plead guilty to breaching the Fair Trading Act by failing to properly disclose its currency conversion fees. The breaches
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10 Jan 2007 -
BOC Limited applies for clearance to acquire Shell's LPG portfolio. The Commerce Commission has received an application from BOC Limited to acquire Shell New Zealand Limited's (SNZ) LPG business and Shell New Zealand Holding Company…
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5 Mar 2007 -
Elite Truck Rentals Limited cleared to acquire ORIX Truck Rentals. The Commerce Commission has cleared Elite Truck Rentals Limited (Elite) to acquire 100% assets of ORIX Truck Rental (ORIX), a division of ORIX New Zealand Limited. Commission Chair
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26 Nov 2007 -
ALT TV settles with Commerce Commission over text and competitions. ALT TV, an independently owned television station based in Auckland, has settled with the Commerce Commission and agreed that not disclosing the cost of text messages, and
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15 Aug 2007 -
Transpacific Technical Services submits revised applications for clearance to acquire. Transpacific Technical Services (NZ) Limited (TTS) has withdrawn its section 66 clearance application to acquire the assets and businesses of Medi-Chem Waste
