Commerce Commission
Promoters welcome the legal heat on Viagogo
The Commerce Commission is suing ticket reseller Viagogo in the High Court today for breaches of the Fair Trading Act. The website has been the subject of numerous complaints to the Commission, making… Audio
Finance firm fined $49k for using houshold items as security
A finance company has been fined for using borrowers' household items - including beds and cooking equipment - as security for their loans.
National supports Commerce Commission market studies bill
The National Party has done a U-turn supporting a bill that will give the Commerce Commission the power to conduct market studies, like the proposed fuel price study.
Vector could be fined millions for breaching standards
The Commerce Commission is taking legal action against Auckland lines company Vector for breaching quality standards in 2015 and 2016. Audio
Media mega-merger reaches the end of the road
The bid to mash up New Zealand's two biggest publishers of news is all but over as their appeal against a block on their merger has been dismissed in court. Mediawatch looks at why and what happens… Audio
Aurora Energy facing court action
The Commerce Commission is taking Dunedin-based electricity lines company Aurora Energy to court over breaches of quality standards.
ComCom taking Dunedin's power provider to court
The Commerce Commission has filed court proceedings against Dunedin City Council-owned power company Aurora Energy for failing to meet its quality standards in 2016 and 2017. Audio
Deer velvet, the chocolate substitute and the conspiracy
Reporter Timothy Brown follows the twists and turns of an unusual disputed facts hearing between the Commerce Commission and Silberhorn Limited, which pleaded guilty to topping up deer velvet capsules… Audio
Escort agency launches petition over online advertising
An escort directory company has started a petition calling on the Commerce Commission to investigate the sex worker online advertising business. NZ Pleasures hosts ads for sex workers, but says NZ… Audio
Wilson Parking faces charges over anti-competiton rules
Small businesses are the most pessimistic about the economy in nearly a decade. Audio
Commerce Commission gives Chch Airport green light on charges
Christchurch Airport has been given a broad tick of approval from the Commerce Commission in the way it's setting prices. Audio
Air NZ criticises airports for rogue fees
Air New Zealand has swooped on an opportunity at Parliament to highlight what it says are unecessary increases in landing and other fees by the country's airports. Representatives from the airline… Audio
Regulator wants to hold lines companies to account
The Commerce Commission is hoping to increase the scrutiny it gives applications from lines companies to increase prices to help pay for replacement infrastructure. Audio
Comcom receives application for approval to buy Shell interests
The Commerce Commission has received an application by oil and gas company, OMV to acquire all of Shell's gas and oil fields in this country. Audio
Comcom reviews lending websites
The Commerce Commission has found that just over 20-percent (21%) of financial lenders websites breached disclosure rules. Audio
Finance companies fined $720k for 'cynical' repo tactics
Two Auckland finance companies run by disgraced businessman Allan Hawkins and his son have been fined for "deliberate" offending. Audio
Com Com investigating World clothing company
The Commerce Commission has begun an investigation into the clothing brand after complaints it mislabelled T-shirts as being made in New Zealand.
Commerce Commission targets lines companies in probe
The Commerce Commission is telling electricity lines companies not to load the cost of emerging technologies, such as electric vehicle chargers, on to all their customers. Audio
'To say you can't make T-shirts in NZ is completely false'
An outdoor apparel company shareholder has rubbished the claims T-shirts cannot be manufactured in New Zealand. Video
Truck shop hit with record $330k fine for misleading borrowers
A mobile truck shop that misled thousands of vulnerable borrowers has been fined $330,000 - the largest fine of its kind so far.