Flight Centre's "Fly for free" promotion breached the Fair Trading Act by offering deals that didn't exist and tickets that weren't available.

Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee says a big energy company shake-up is designed to give more power to consumers.

The Government has unveiled a shake up of the state owned power companies in an attempt to get more competition into the electricity sector.

An industry watchdog says there are positive signs Telecom is trying to change its behaviour, despite its $500,000 fine yesterday.

The Commerce Commission has made an example of Telecom.

Anyone waiting for cellular network newcomer 2degrees to add on-account services to the prepaid plans it launched at the start of August shouldn't hold their breath.

A group supporting investors in ING's frozen funds has called for more transparency around the settlement of claims against ANZ.

Contact Energy and TrustPower have been given formal warnings over a 2002 bid-rigging attempt during negotiations over buying a power station.

Determined newcomer 2Degrees forces the big two telcos to seriously court Kiwi consumers.

Transpower is contemplating a domestic bond issue of around $200m early next year as it gears up for $5 billion of capital expenditure on national grid upgrades over the next decade.

A finance company that received investment advice from a Commerce Commission member is facing legal action over the investments it recommended.

Telecom is crying foul over the government's proposed changes to the levy put in place to protect rural customers when the carrier was privatised in the 1990s, saying it will lead to less investment in outlying areas.

Door-to-door salespeople have allegedly been selling water filtration systems by telling people their tap water comes from a sewage treatment plant.

Electricity company TrustPower has been fined $17,000 for failing to give customers adequate information about low user tariff options.

The High Court has found today that Telecom leveraged its position to charge competitors disproportionately high prices for access to its network.