BusinessBestdeals 4 You fined $47,000Mobile trader Bestdeals 4 You has been fined over $47,000 for failing to disclose key information about its credit contracts and layby 21 Feb 11:36 PM
BDBDTelecommunicationsSky TV refuses to delay mergerSpark is considering its options after Sky said they won't delay a planned merger for appeals to go ahead.15 Feb 11:08 PM
BusinessBunnings in court over 'price guarantee'The public are "liable to be misled" into thinking the DIY chain's prices are the lowest on the market, says the Commerce Commission.07 Feb 08:11 PM
BusinessThe business of bulking upNew Zealand's exercise industry is growing to be worth about $494 million, and experts say it hasn't hit its peak yet.03 Feb 08:42 PM
Business20 years of working outFive days a week, for the past 30 years, the 73-year-old has been going to YMCA Auckland City Fitness, and he can't speak highly enough of it.03 Feb 03:00 PM
Media and marketingBroker: Fairfax may close NZ newspapersInvestment bank Credit Suisse is tipping Fairfax Media as a hot stock in Australia this year on the basis that it will divest its 25 Jan 01:26 AM
RetailTruck shop pleads guilty to 16 chargesThe Commerce Commission brought charges against Best Buys and 10 other mobile traders, known as truck shops, in 2016.24 Jan 10:58 PM
BusinessBaby City hit with $39k fine over cotsBaby City was fined for selling cots which failed to comply with packaging and labelling requirements.19 Jan 09:14 PM
BDBDTelecommunicationsComCom backs away from deregulating SparkThe Commerce Commission has backed away from Spark's wholesale voice services and asks Simon Bridges revisit the issue in two years.21 Dec 09:48 PM
AgribusinessBee product's NZ source in doubtA company has been charged for allegedly claiming its bee pollen product was sourced from New Zealand when it actually came from China.20 Dec 01:34 AM
BDBDBusinessHamilton real estate agency fined $1mLugton's is the second in Hamilton to appear in court after reaching a settlement with the Commerce Commission over a planned regional response to Trade Me's pricing model.18 Dec 10:25 PM
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
