RetailShoppers 'duped' by sale tacticsConsumer watchdog is calling for an investigation into retailers sales tactics in the lead up to Christmas, saying consumers are being misled.17 Dec 04:00 PM
BDBDMedia and marketingFairfax, NZME downplay journalist redundancies in merger defenceRedundancies are an economic reality facing both businesses, the companies told the Commerce Commission.12 Dec 07:48 PM
BDBDBusinessCar dealer fined $105,000An Auckland car dealer pleaded guilty to six charges under the Fair Trading Act and was fined $105,000.11 Dec 10:23 PM
BusinessMerger: Key comments show diversityWildly varying opinions on Key's PM years show plenty of voices in media, editors tell Commerce Commission.06 Dec 09:23 PM
Media and marketingRegions will suffer without merger ComCom toldIf a merger of the country's two largest newspaper and online news publishers is blocked it will be the regions that suffer, the Commerce Commission has been told.06 Dec 03:28 AM
Media and marketingMedia merger: Facebook citedNew Zealand's media landscape is "massively changing", the Commerce Commission's public conference into the proposed merger of NZME and Fairfax has heard.05 Dec 09:34 PM
Personal FinanceHarmoney fined $292k for misleading consumersHarmoney misled consumers into thinking they had been pre-approved for a personal loan.04 Dec 09:36 PM
BDBDConstructionSteel & Tube to be prosecutedThe Commerce Commission will prosecute three firms following its investigation into seismic steel mesh.04 Dec 09:22 PM
BDBDTelecommunicationsSky/Vodafone merger decision delayedSky TV and Vodafone agreed to the Commerce Commission's extension to February 23.04 Dec 08:51 PM
Media and marketingNew submissions in NZME-Fairfax mergerThe Commerce Commission has received a raft of new submissions on its preliminary decision to reject the merger between NZME and Fairfax.29 Nov 02:53 AM
BusinessPrice-fix real estate firm fined $1.25mThe Commerce Commission brought charges against 11 real estate companies alleging they agreed on listing costs.29 Nov 01:25 AM
Media and marketingComCom 'gone beyond remit' on mergerMedia plurality would suffer if the status quo were to remain, NZME and Fairfax said in a submission to the Commerce Commission.29 Nov 12:25 AM
Personal FinancePay lender fined, director banned for lifeGavin Marsich, director of payday lending company Twenty Fifty Club, has been fined $76,000 and banned from offering consumer finance.27 Nov 09:41 PM
BDBDMedia and marketingMedia concentrated in NZ: report to ComComTwo media diversity specialists have been commissioned to produce a paper on the concentration of news in New Zealand.27 Nov 07:27 PM
Media and marketingNZ editors' open letter to ComComWe, 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.25 Nov 04:00 PM
BDBDRetailRegulator proposes Chorus service changesThe Commerce Commission is proposing changes Chorus has to provide retail service providers on its copper lines.08 Nov 09:11 PM
CompaniesMedia merger could go to court - lawyerA leading law firm says the proposed merger could end up in the High Court if it is not approved by the Commerce Commission.08 Nov 07:35 PM
CompaniesMedia merger call 'not irreversible'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.08 Nov 04:37 AM
Media and marketingSilver lining of NZME/Fairfax decisionCOMMENT: The Commerce Commission indicating that it may decline the NZME and Fairfax merger is hardly what the leaders of either company would have wanted.08 Nov 12:24 AM
Media and marketingComCom merger decision 'short-sighted'The Commerce Commission draft decision rejecting a proposed NZME/Fairfax merger is "short-sighted", a media commentator says.07 Nov 07:31 PM
BDBDTelecommunicationsSky shares slump on merger ruling delayThe Commerce Commission is delaying its decision over concerns the proposed merged entity would squeeze out smaller rivals.30 Oct 08:18 PM
BDBDEmploymentYoui expects $350k fine for sale tacticsSouth African-owned insurer Youi NZ expects to pay a $350,000 fine for breaking the law with misleading sales tactics.28 Oct 09:39 PM
BusinessTruck shop Bestdeals admits 19 trading chargesThe Commerce Commission filed 19 charges against mobile trader Bestdeals 4 You relating to layby sales agreements.18 Oct 01:00 AM
BusinessFake frozen yoghurt lands $35k fineThe frozen yoghurt was really soft-serve ice cream, the Commerce Commission found.14 Oct 10:00 PM
RetailSupermarket apologises to customersPak 'n Save has apologised to shoppers after a number of unhappy consumers called out the supermarket chain.10 Oct 10:30 PM
BDBDMedia and marketingMerged Fairfax/NZME should have to sell a website, says MediaWorksMediaWorks says a merged Fairfax/NZME news operation should have to sell one or other of the New Zealand Herald or Stuff websites.07 Oct 12:40 AM
BusinessRevealed: NZ's cheapest supermarketConsumer's annual supermarket price survey has named this supermarket as the cheapest store in the country's six centres where prices were tracked.06 Oct 07:14 AM
BusinessPak 'n Save customer calls in watchdogA Northland man is taking claims that he has consistently been overcharged at Pak 'n Save to the Commerce Commission.03 Oct 08:19 PM
TelecommunicationsLaw firm criticises 'naming and shaming'The Commerce Commission's practice of releasing the companies it receives the most complaints about has been criticised.27 Sep 05:19 PM
TelecommunicationsMost complained about company in NZTelcos Spark and Vodafone have topped the list as the most complained about companies according to the Commerce Commission. Have you ever had any issues?27 Sep 08:42 AM
BusinessCharges laid against NurofenThe distributor of Nurofen is accused of misleading the public about its specific pain products.25 Sep 09:15 PM
Media and marketingOIO consent granted for NZME-Fairfax mergerThe Overseas Investment Office has granted consent to the proposed merger of media companies NZME and Fairfax NZ.22 Sep 01:19 AM
TelecommunicationsVodafone rejects Sky merger criticismVodafone has responded to submissions to the Commerce Commission opposing the proposed merger with Sky TV.14 Sep 09:47 PM
