
ComCom 'gone beyond remit' on merger
Media plurality would suffer if the status quo were to remain, NZME and Fairfax said in a submission to the Commerce Commission.
Media plurality would suffer if the status quo were to remain, NZME and Fairfax said in a submission to the Commerce Commission.
Gavin Marsich, director of payday lending company Twenty Fifty Club, has been fined $76,000 and banned from offering consumer finance.
Two media diversity specialists have been commissioned to produce a paper on the concentration of news in New Zealand.
We, a group of more than 30 editors, are writing to say, with respect, you are wrong. We believe that you have misinterpreted the state of NZ journalism.
The Commerce Commission is proposing changes Chorus has to provide retail service providers on its copper lines.
A leading law firm says the proposed merger could end up in the High Court if it is not approved by the Commerce Commission.
The ComCom's early view that it would decline the proposed merger between NZME and Fairfax NZ is "a setback but not irreversible", says a competition lawyer.
COMMENT: The Commerce Commission indicating that it may decline the NZME and Fairfax merger is hardly what the leaders of either company would have wanted.
The Commerce Commission draft decision rejecting a proposed NZME/Fairfax merger is "short-sighted", a media commentator says.
The Commerce Commission filed 19 charges against mobile trader Bestdeals 4 You relating to layby sales agreements.
The frozen yoghurt was really soft-serve ice cream, the Commerce Commission found.
Pak 'n Save has apologised to shoppers after a number of unhappy consumers called out the supermarket chain.
MediaWorks says a merged Fairfax/NZME news operation should have to sell one or other of the New Zealand Herald or Stuff websites.
Consumer's annual supermarket price survey has named this supermarket as the cheapest store in the country's six centres where prices were tracked.
A Northland man is taking claims that he has consistently been overcharged at Pak 'n Save to the Commerce Commission.
The Commerce Commission's practice of releasing the companies it receives the most complaints about has been criticised.
Telcos Spark and Vodafone have topped the list as the most complained about companies according to the Commerce Commission. Have you ever had any issues?
Vodafone has responded to submissions to the Commerce Commission opposing the proposed merger with Sky TV.
The owner of 15 Bike Barn stores is accused of advertising "half price" and "clearance" bikes which weren't discounted.
Media companies NZME and Fairfax NZ have released further details of their proposed merger to the NZX this morning.
The Commerce Commission is reviewing terms and conditions in gym contracts which it says are often unfair.
AirAsia X will change how it discloses processing fees when selling tickets online getting a Commerce Commission warning.
A review of household energy and gas contracts by the Commerce Commission has found 59 terms that are unfair to people.
The Commerce Commission is gearing up to launch civil proceedings related to the fees peer-to-peer lender Harmoney charges borrowers. Harmoney
A company that pulled the wool over the eyes of duvet buyers by selling "alpaca" products that were actually made of sheep fibre has
Commerce Commission has brought 15 charges against mobile trader Zee Shop under the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act.
The Commerce Commission has updated its timeframe on delivering its decision on the proposed merger of NZME and Fairfax.
Spark, TVNZ and 2Degrees pile on submissions to Commerce Commission saying the proposed merger would entrench Sky's monopoly on sports content.