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  • Kiwibank admits advertising liable to mislead

    13 Feb 2003 -  Kiwibank admits advertising liable to mislead. In a settlement with the Commerce Commission, Kiwibank Limited has admitted that an advertising campaign it ran in September and October last year promoting 'cheaper home loans guaranteed' was…

  • Commerce Commission clears South Pacific Seeds

    25 Sep 2003 -  Commerce Commission clears South Pacific Seeds. Issued Thursday 25 September 2003. The Commerce Commission has cleared South Pacific Seeds Pty Ltd to acquire the assets and business of the New Zealand vegetable seed sales division of Yates Limited.

  • Commission clears Wesfarmers to acquire Paykel

    30 Jun 2003 -  Commission clears Wesfarmers to acquire Paykel. Issued 30 June 2003. The Commerce Commission has cleared Wesfarmers Industrial & Safety NZ Limited (WISNZ) to acquire the business assets of Paykel Limited. WISNZ is 100% owned by Wesfarmers…

  • Commission alerts tradespeople not to register

    9 May 2003 -  Commission alerts tradespeople not to register. The Commerce Commission is alerting businesses to the activities of a company calling itself Trade Registrations NZ Ltd and is concerned that the scheme it is promoting may not be legitimate. Trade

  • TelstraClear guilty of misleading its customers

    12 Sep 2003 -  TelstraClear guilty of misleading its customers. Issued 12 September 2003. TelstraClear was fined $3,000 plus costs in the Auckland District Court yesterday after pleading guilty to breaching the Fair Trading Act in relation to its "Chat 'n …

  • Commission commences inquiry into gas pipelines

    13 May 2003 -  Commission commences inquiry into gas pipelines. Issued 13 May 2003. The Commerce Commission announced today it has commenced work on an inquiry into the supply of gas pipeline (transmission and distribution) services. The inquiry has been requested

  • Pohokura Gas Authorisation – conference details

    30 Jun 2003 -  Pohokura Gas Authorisation – conference details. Issued 30 June 2003. The Commerce Commission will hold a conference on Tuesday 1 - Thursday 3 July on its draft determination relating to the application by Preussag Energie (now OMV New Zealand

  • Pyramid scheme to refund members $300,000

    12 Feb 2003 -  Pyramid scheme to refund members $300,000. The High Court has ordered that money collected from the membership fees of Alpha Club New Zealand Limited be redistributed to some members after deeming the scheme to be pyramid selling in breach of

  • Commerce Commission - key diary notes for media

    7 Apr 2003 -  Commerce Commission - key diary notes for media. Key diary notes relating to Commerce Commission activities this week include:. Date/Timing. Activity. Relevant Act. Thursday 10 April, 12 noon. Release of the Commission's draft determination…

  • Commission puts the squeeze on juice industry

    24 Mar 2003 -  Commission puts the squeeze on juice industry. Following two successful prosecutions against Rio Beverages Limited and Double-R Soft Drinks Limited last year, the Commerce Commission is continuing to put the squeeze on the marketing practices of