TelecommunicationsTelcos set to hike prices next monthThe country's three biggest internet companies are planning to charge customers more from next month and the general manager at one of them doesn't think broadband will ever be as cheap as it was....06 Jan 04:00 PM
BusinessRegulator eyes complaint against ChriscoThe Commerce Commission is looking into a complaint against Christmas hamper seller Chrisco as its regulatory counterpart across the Ditch announces court action against the Australian branch of the company.22 Dec 04:30 PM
BusinessChrisco sued by Australian regulatorThe Australian branch of Christmas hamper company Chrisco is being sued by regulators across the Ditch for allegedly breaching consumer laws.21 Dec 11:39 PM
OpinionJuha SaarinenJuha Saarinen: Data centres and Amazon's amazing scaleCloud computing is built on data centres which are sprouting out of the ground like weeds at the moment around the world.04 Dec 11:05 PM
AgribusinessANZ admits misleading conduct, settles for $18.5mANZ has admitted misleading conduct over interest rate swaps and up to 178 farmers will now have to decide whether to accept their share of $18.5 million from the bank.03 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionJuha SaarinenJuha Saarinen: Internet prices and ye olde copper networkEveryone's poring over the Commerce Commission's draft decision on ye olde copper phone line network. And no one's happy.02 Dec 08:41 PM
Banking and financeANZ pays out $19m to settle caseANZ will pay $18.5m to some of its rural customers who complained about interest rate swaps after reaching a settling with the Commerce Commission.02 Dec 08:30 PM
Banking and financeMarket waiting on rate swaps probeThe Commerce Commission has missed its own deadline on whether it will file court action against three banks involved in its interest rate swaps probe.02 Nov 04:00 PM
Banking and financeHigh noon for the repo menDebt collectors and repo men need to clean up their act says the Commerce Commission, which next year gets new powers to directly crack down on shoddy practices.07 Oct 04:00 PM
Banking and financeAuto-finance firm to repay overcharged customersMore than 800 customers of a consumer loans company will get back $3.3 million after they were overcharged for interest and fees.06 Oct 11:46 PM
New ZealandEgg fraud: 'No-one else has been caught'The former egg producer whose packaging scam put the spotlight on the NZ industry is predicting a huge drop in the availability of free-range eggs on supermarket shelves.09 Aug 10:08 PM
Business2.5 million free-range eggs fakedAn egg producer who made hundreds of thousands of dollars from more than 206,000 dozen falsely labelled eggs has been sentenced to home detention.05 Aug 03:56 AM
New ZealandParking giant on three probesParking giant Wilson is under investigation by the Commerce Commission for its signs, pricing and contract terms.18 Jul 05:00 PM
AirlinesServices sector kick start outlinedProductivity Commission extols more competition and adopting cloud computing.05 Jun 07:00 PM
BusinessCheaper internet must waitInternet companies will enjoy a reduction in some of their wholesale costs in December but aren't committed to passing on these savings directly to consumers then.25 May 05:00 PM
Small BusinessCalls for more support for start-upsA South Dunedin man is calling for more support for people trying to start their own businesses.24 May 11:56 PM
Airlines'Hardcore' freight cartel cops $3.1m fineA Swiss air freight company has been penalised $3.1 million by a NZ judge for being part of a "classic hard-core cartel" that used gardening codewords to try disguise itself.08 Apr 05:09 AM
Airlines'Hardcore' cartel faces $3.1m penaltyThe Commerce Commission and Swiss air freight company Kuehne + Nagel have agreed it should be penalised $3.1m for "hardcore cartel conduct" deliberately hidden using gardening codewords and ran for five years, the High03 Apr 10:10 PM
BusinessCarter Holt cops $1.85m fine for price fixingWood products group Carter Holt Harvey has been slammed with a $1.85m fine for price fixing after admitting its part in anti-competitive activity.26 Mar 01:30 AM
Construction$1.85m deal for Carter's timber cartelCarter Holt Harvey has agreed with the Commerce Commission that it should pay a $1.85m penalty for its part in a timber price fixing cartel with a division of Fletcher Building.18 Mar 10:40 PM
BusinessMixed scorecard for NZ mobile pricesPopular plans cheaper than OECD average: regulator.06 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandShane Jones: I'm vindicatedLabour MP Shane Jones says he feels vindicated by the Commerce Commission's decision to formally investigate allegations he has made.20 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandNZ suppliers 'blackmailed'Labour MP Shane Jones uses parliamentary privilege to slam extortion and "dingo culture" of Australian supermarket chains. But Countdown head rejects claims.12 Feb 03:37 AM
TelecommunicationsVodafone pays out $270k to customersVodafone has settled a case with the Commerce Commission and paid out almost $270,000 to 11,000 customers who signed up to a mobile broadband promotion.15 Jan 09:30 PM
TelecommunicationsSlingshot used rival's databaseSlingshot marketers used login codes to access a Telecom database to improperly switch over customers without their consent.12 Dec 08:37 PM
TelecommunicationsGovt report on Chorus out next weekA full report on how internet price cuts will affect Chorus' ability to complete its leg of the ultra-fast broadband scheme will be released next week.11 Dec 04:30 PM
BusinessChorus pulls back on investmentChorus' reputation and NZ's as a place to invest has been "severely tarnished", the embattled infrastructure company's chairwoman has told shareholders.10 Dec 09:35 PM
