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Jetstar in 'opt out' pricing probe
Jetstar is under investigation by the Commerce Commission over its use of "opt-out pricing" on the airline's website.

Online toy retailer inquiry continues
The Commerce Commission's inquiry into an online toy and baby products retailer - accused of taking customers' money and failing to deliver - continues.

Warning on web shops after gripes
A New Zealand-based online clothing store has come under fire from users who claim the products are poor quality, often the wrong size, and take too long to ship.

Chorus terms to be reviewed
The Commerce Commission is to review the terms under which Chorus offers unbundled bitstream access (UBA) to retail telecommunications companies.

Baby formula: Mums on warpath
Six complaints have been made to the Commerce Commission since its preliminary decision to allow infant formula companies to restrict their advertising.

Diana Clement: Insurance company's sales tactics shocking
YOUI debited $592 from my Visa card even though I’d cancelled policy, writes Diana Clement.

Air NZ warned over insurance sales
Air New Zealand has been issued with a formal warning by the Commerce Commission and will stop pre-selecting travel insurance for passengers buying tickets online.

Holly Ryan: Spark swipe reignites price row
Spark yesterday reignited the copper pricing debate, hitting out at the Commerce Commission and Chorus after the commission set its draft price.

Bank settlements top $24m
A probe into how three banks marketed interest rate swaps to farmers will see up to $24.2 million go back to rural customers and their communities, with Westpac following ANZ and ASB and settling with the Commerce Commission.

Hamish Fletcher: Out-of-court deals feel like a cop-out
Out-of-court settlements may be cheaper, quicker and more certain than seeing a case through - but they can often feel like a cop-out.

Vodafone price hike 'shaky ground'
Vodafone is on "shaky ground" in raising its fibre internet prices along with copper-line broadband charges, says InternetNZ.

Regulator eyes complaint against Chrisco
The Commerce Commission is looking into a complaint against Christmas hamper seller Chrisco as its regulatory counterpart across the Ditch announces court action against the Australian branch of the company.

Chrisco sued by Australian regulator
The Australian branch of Christmas hamper company Chrisco is being sued by regulators across the Ditch for allegedly breaching consumer laws.

Juha Saarinen: Data centres and Amazon's amazing scale
Cloud computing is built on data centres which are sprouting out of the ground like weeds at the moment around the world.

ANZ admits misleading conduct, settles for $18.5m
ANZ has admitted misleading conduct over interest rate swaps and up to 178 farmers will now have to decide whether to accept their share of $18.5 million from the bank.

Juha Saarinen: Internet prices and ye olde copper network
Everyone's poring over the Commerce Commission's draft decision on ye olde copper phone line network. And no one's happy.

ANZ pays out $19m to settle case
ANZ will pay $18.5m to some of its rural customers who complained about interest rate swaps after reaching a settling with the Commerce Commission.

Market waiting on rate swaps probe
The Commerce Commission has missed its own deadline on whether it will file court action against three banks involved in its interest rate swaps probe.

High noon for the repo men
Debt collectors and repo men need to clean up their act says the Commerce Commission, which next year gets new powers to directly crack down on shoddy practices.

Auto-finance firm to repay overcharged customers
More than 800 customers of a consumer loans company will get back $3.3 million after they were overcharged for interest and fees.

Egg fraud: 'No-one else has been caught'
The former egg producer whose packaging scam put the spotlight on the NZ industry is predicting a huge drop in the availability of free-range eggs on supermarket shelves.

2.5 million free-range eggs faked
An egg producer who made hundreds of thousands of dollars from more than 206,000 dozen falsely labelled eggs has been sentenced to home detention.

Parking giant on three probes
Parking giant Wilson is under investigation by the Commerce Commission for its signs, pricing and contract terms.