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Vodafone price hike 'shaky ground'
Vodafone is on "shaky ground" in raising its fibre internet prices along with copper-line broadband charges, says InternetNZ.
Telcos set to hike prices next month
The country's three biggest internet companies are planning to charge customers more from next month and the general manager at one of them doesn't think broadband will ever be as cheap as it was....
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.
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.
Services sector kick start outlined
Productivity Commission extols more competition and adopting cloud computing.
Cheaper internet must wait
Internet companies will enjoy a reduction in some of their wholesale costs in December but aren't committed to passing on these savings directly to consumers then.
Calls for more support for start-ups
A South Dunedin man is calling for more support for people trying to start their own businesses.
Carter Holt cops $1.85m fine for price fixing
Wood products group Carter Holt Harvey has been slammed with a $1.85m fine for price fixing after admitting its part in anti-competitive activity.
$1.85m deal for Carter's timber cartel
Carter Holt Harvey has agreed with the Commerce Commission that it should pay a $1.85m penalty for its part in a timber price fixing cartel with a division of Fletcher Building.
Shane Jones: I'm vindicated
Labour MP Shane Jones says he feels vindicated by the Commerce Commission's decision to formally investigate allegations he has made.
NZ suppliers 'blackmailed'
Labour MP Shane Jones uses parliamentary privilege to slam extortion and "dingo culture" of Australian supermarket chains. But Countdown head rejects claims.
Vodafone pays out $270k to customers
Vodafone has settled a case with the Commerce Commission and paid out almost $270,000 to 11,000 customers who signed up to a mobile broadband promotion.
Slingshot used rival's database
Slingshot marketers used login codes to access a Telecom database to improperly switch over customers without their consent.