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Online toy retailer investigated
An Auckland-based online toy seller is being investigated by the Commerce Commission after failing to deliver orders to customers on both sides of the Tasman.
Air NZ flyers sought for cartel lawsuit
Passengers who flew across the Pacific during the last 15 years are being urged to apply for funds from a price fixing class action against airlines, including Air NZ.
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.
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.
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.
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.
'Hardcore' freight cartel cops $3.1m fine
A Swiss air freight company has been penalised $3.1 million by a NZ judge for being part of a "classic hard-core cartel" that used gardening codewords to try disguise itself.
'Hardcore' cartel faces $3.1m penalty
The Commerce Commission and Swiss air freight company Kuehne + Nagel have agreed it should be penalised $3.1m for "hardcore cartel conduct" deliberately hidden using gardening codewords and ran for five years, the High