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  • Commission settles with TelstraClear on unauthorised switching

    24 Nov 2005 -  Commission settles with TelstraClear on unauthorised switching. TelstraClear has agreed to change its approach to telemarketing and audit its compliance with the Fair Trading Act after a Commerce Commission investigation found that it had switched

  • First car dealer prosecuted for lack of information cards

    5 Sep 2005 -  First car dealer prosecuted for lack of information cards. Failing to display Supplier Information Notices on used vehicles cost Ladies Mile Cars Limited and its Director Mr Sam Alsabiry $3,140 following a hearing in the Auckland District Court.

  • Progressive Enterprises Limited admits bicycle labelling breach

    9 Feb 2005 -  Progressive Enterprises Limited admits bicycle labelling breach. An admission by Progressive Enterprises Limited that it breached the Fair Trading Act by selling partially assembled bicycles without the safety warnings and assembly instructions

  • Slingshot admits misleading consumers with advertising campaign

    17 May 2005 -  Slingshot admits misleading consumers with advertising campaign. Internet service provider Slingshot has accepted, in a settlement with the Commerce Commission, that its most recent television advertising campaign was liable to mislead consumers.

  • Commission requests voluntary recall of 'retro'-style bicycles

    18 May 2005 -  Commission requests voluntary recall of 'retro'-style bicycles. The Commerce Commission is writing to bicycle importers and distributors nationwide requesting a voluntary recall of potentially unsafe 'retro'-style bicycles. The…

  • Transpower price rises must be justified: Commerce Commission

    25 Nov 2005 -  Transpower price rises must be justified: Commerce Commission. Yesterday Transpower, the electricity transmission company which runs the national grid, announced its intention to increase transmission charges by 19 percent from June 2006, and follow

  • Commission clears Sanford to acquire Simunovich scampi quota

    27 Jan 2005 -  Commission clears Sanford to acquire Simunovich scampi quota. The Commerce Commission has cleared Sanford Limited to acquire Simunovich Fisheries Limited scampi quota. Commission Chair Paula Rebstock said that the Commission was satisfied that the

  • Thousands to be compensated for Telecom Mobile clock fault

    5 Oct 2005 -  Thousands to be compensated for Telecom Mobile clock fault. The Commerce Commission has reached a settlement with Telecom Mobile Limited after a billing fault on the 027 network resulted in thousands of customers being charged peak rates for

  • Changes to credit legislation signals first for New Zealand

    22 Mar 2005 -  Changes to credit legislation signals first for New Zealand. New Zealand is about to see major changes in how New Zealanders borrow and lend money, with this area of legislation being enforced by a regulatory body for the first time. From April 1,

  • Essilor cleared to acquire two optical processing laboratories

    24 Nov 2005 -  Essilor cleared to acquire two optical processing laboratories. The Commerce Commission has cleared Essilor New Zealand Ltd to acquire up to 100% of shares in Optical Laboratories NZ Ltd and all shares in Prolab (Wellington) Ltd. Commission Chair