BDBDBusinessComCom charge mobile truck shopCommerce Commission has brought 15 charges against mobile trader Zee Shop under the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act.23 Aug 06:00 AM
BDBDMedia and marketingNZME-Fairfax merger decision extendedThe Commerce Commission has updated its timeframe on delivering its decision on the proposed merger of NZME and Fairfax.21 Aug 09:10 PM
Media and marketingSky-Voda merger hurts sports fansSpark, TVNZ and 2Degrees pile on submissions to Commerce Commission saying the proposed merger would entrench Sky's monopoly on sports content.15 Aug 10:00 PM
Personal FinanceMisleading sales charges laid against YouiThe Commerce Commission has filed 15 charges against insurer Youi alleging it used misleading sales techniques to sell policies to consumers seeking quotes.11 Aug 12:15 AM
Media and marketingSubmissions don't undermine merger case: NZMENZME says nothing in merger submissions undermine key arguments in favour of its joining up with Fairfax.02 Aug 01:10 AM
BDBDCompaniesHarmoney to plead guilty to misleading consumersNZ's first and biggest peer-to-peer lender will plead guilty after it told people in letters they had been pre-approved for loans.31 Jul 09:55 PM
BDBDBusinessComCom probes rival effects of Sky-Vodafone mergerThe Commerce Commission is assessing whether a merger would let the companies engage in behaviour that forecloses rivals or renders them less able to compete.13 Jul 10:20 PM
OpinionPaul Goldsmith: Credit law helps stamp out predatory lendersCOMMENT: It is one thing to toughen the law, but it needs to be properly enforced.13 Jul 06:00 PM
Banking and financeANZ fights farmers' swaps court claimANZ faces three separate High Court claims from farmers who bought controversial financial products from the country's largest bank.06 Jul 07:00 PM
BDBDMedia and marketingHorton Media: ComCom should carve out papers from NZME mergerHorton Media has urged the Commerce Commission to carve out of Auckland newspapers if the merger go ahead.05 Jul 11:20 PM
New ZealandBayleys fined $2.2m for price-fixing dealBayleys is facing legal action over what the Commerce Commission alleges is anti-competitive behaviour.01 Jul 05:07 PM
BDBDBusinessAcademy of Learning charged over manipulative salesThe Commerce Commission has charged Auckland Academy of Learning over the way it sold education software packages.01 Jun 11:30 PM
Business$100k fine over phony alpaca duvetsA businessman who labelled alpaca duvets as made in NZ has been fined more than $100,000 after it was found they were neither Kiwi made nor contained alpaca.20 May 05:19 AM
BusinessNZ businesses caught in scamAn overseas scam had received over $200,000 worth of payments from New Zealand businesses.02 May 01:22 AM
BusinessSteel & Tube shares slump on mesh label errorThe Commerce Commission says it's looking into claims that Steel & Tube may have breached the Fair Trading Act by selling steel mesh with the wrong labels.16 Mar 10:45 PM
BDBDAirlinesJetstar agrees to axe 'opt-out' pricingJetstar has agreed to drop the use of pre-selected 'opt-out' services when selling airline tickets online.16 Mar 09:20 PM
BusinessNot enough competition for dairy deregulationA big Commerce Commission report has found there's not enough competition to justify any deregulation of New Zealand's dairy sector.29 Feb 10:00 PM
BusinessLiquidator cancels payments to mobile traderA Waikato mobile trader with about 50 customers wasn't complying with the law, says its liquidator.24 Feb 10:00 PM
BusinessCracking cartels an unfinished businessTackling anti-competitive behaviour is one of new dame's many missions.12 Feb 04:00 PM
BusinessNurofen moves to change pain packagingThe supply of Nurofen's specific pain range products in its current packaging to wholesalers has ceased.14 Jan 07:23 AM
EditorialEditorial: Cost of fibre is competitiveSome believe the charge being set on the copper network was being artificially inflated, however there are a number of issues we need to reconsider.22 Dec 04:00 PM
BDBDBusinessTwo rural companies settle price-fixing claimPGG Wrightson and Rural Livestock have agreed to pay $3.2 million in penalties and costs.21 Dec 11:52 PM
BusinessSellers may need refund: LabourThousands of house sellers should be refunded money paid to advertise properties if a Commerce Commission case succeeds, Labour says.17 Dec 04:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Govt move on fibre has left us the poorerStrange and costly things can happen to an economy when a government decides its wisdom is better than the signals of a market.17 Dec 04:00 PM
BusinessReal estate firms accused of price-fixingNew Zealand's top consumer advocate says house buyers and sellers could have suffered from the alleged real estate agency price-fixing.16 Dec 10:51 PM
OpinionJuha SaarinenCopper broadband price hike comingTis the season to be jolly, if you're Chorus at least, because the Commerce Commission just gave the company a huge Christmas present.15 Dec 12:30 AM
TelecommunicationsCost of broadband to go upSpark warns customers to expect a rise in their internet and landline bills as cost of copper increased.14 Dec 08:00 PM
OpinionJuha SaarinenJuha Saarinen: Telcos scoring point or own goals?Juha Saarinen talks New Zealand telcos and the final decision on how much will they will pay towards the Telecommunications Development Levy.10 Dec 11:00 PM
BDBDBusinessComCom approves Cavalier Wool's wool acquisitionThe Commerce Commission approved a plan for Cavalier Wool Holdings to acquire New Zealand Wool Services International's wool scouring business and assets.12 Nov 08:00 PM
BusinessLadder company fined for misleading buyersA company has been fined in the Auckland District Court for charges relating to wrongly claiming that its ladders had a certified load rating of 180kg.27 Oct 01:00 AM
Banking and financeHoldout farmers refuse bank payout dealA handful of farmers are refusing to settle or take a payout from the big banks that sold them controversial 'interest rate swaps'.07 Oct 06:15 PM
BusinessCompanies falling short - reportSpark has been identified as New Zealand's most complained about company in a report released by the Commerce Commission.24 Sep 01:11 AM
Business'Totally legit' says new telcoA management pair from a telecommunications company accused of shady sales tactics have launched a new business and say the company is sticking to the books.08 Sep 02:30 AM
