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  • Commission asks Interislander to stop fuel surcharge

    23 Dec 2005 -  Commission asks Interislander to stop fuel surcharge. The Commerce Commission has asked the Interislander ferry service to stop advertising its fares with a separate three dollar per person "fuel surcharge", saying the company should be

  • Commission provides update on TSO draft determination

    2 Nov 2005 -  Commission provides update on TSO draft determination. The Commerce Commission has provided a brief update to industry on its progress towards releasing a draft determination on the telecommunications service obligations (TSO) instrument for the 2003

  • Commission declines Gallagher acquisition of Tru-Test

    23 Feb 2005 -  Commission declines Gallagher acquisition of Tru-Test. The Commerce Commission has declined Gallagher Holdings Limited's clearance application to acquire up to 100 percent of the shares of Tru-Test Corporation Limited. Commission Chair Paula

  • Pyne Gould Guinness and Wrightson cleared to merge

    31 Aug 2005 -  Pyne Gould Guinness and Wrightson cleared to merge. The Commerce Commission has cleared the application of Wrightson Limited (Wrightson) and Pyne Gould Guinness (PGG) to merge. Commission Chair Paula Rebstock said the Commission has analysed the

  • Living Water quackery results in $136,000 payout

    26 Jul 2005 -  Living Water quackery results in $136,000 payout. Ecoworld NZ Ltd have been fined $60,000 in the Hamilton District Court today for misleading people about the benefits of a water "treatment" system that did nothing to change the water it…

  • Provet cleared to acquire National Veterinary Supplies

    6 May 2005 -  Provet cleared to acquire National Veterinary Supplies. The Commerce Commission has cleared Provet NZ Pty Limited (Provet) to acquire the business and assets of National Veterinary Supplies Limited (NVS). Commission Chair Paula Rebstock said that

  • Commission warns funeral directors against price fixing

    4 May 2005 -  Commission warns funeral directors against price fixing. The Commerce Commission has issued separate warnings to six Manawatu-based funeral directors. The funeral directors submitted a joint tender to the police for a contract to transfer deceased

  • Potentially unsafe cigarette lighters may be on sale

    27 May 2005 -  Potentially unsafe cigarette lighters may be on sale. The Commerce Commission is warning the public and retailers that unsafe novelty cigarette lighters may be on sale to the public. The Commission is asking retailers of cigarette lighters to ensure

  • Home Shop fined $12,000 for fake brand clothing

    30 Jun 2005 -  Home Shop fined $12,000 for fake brand clothing. Home Shop Ltd, which sells clothing and linen door-to-door from trucks, has been convicted and fined $12,000 for selling counterfeit clothing to an Auckland student. The company was prosecuted under

  • Draft report recommends regulation of mobile termination

    22 Dec 2005 -  Draft report recommends regulation of mobile termination. The Commerce Commission has released its draft report to the Minister of Communications recommending that termination of fixed line voice calls on a cellular telephone network - known as