Latest Commerce Commission News

Cheaper card payments for businesses proposed
Workable Lending Laws Delivered
FMA welcomes third reading of Bill, prepares for transfer of regulatory responsibility for consumer credit
Winston Peters: “No More Cinderella City”
One company dominates NZ’s live music scene – how do we encourage competition?
Kiwisaver Generation And BNZ Buy-Back
Winston Peters – “By Their Deeds You Will Know Them”
Tougher penalties for misleading pricing incoming
NZ First Campaign Policy Announcement: NZ First Will Break Up the Supermarket Duopoly, Bring Food Prices Down for Kiwis
Fossil Fuel Companies On Notice For Price Gouging
Stronger future for the Commerce Commission
NZ First Introduces Anti-Scamming Bill
Electricity regulator set for increased authority
PSA seeks Commerce Commission investigation into ACC over misleading job ads about working from home
Westpac NZ response to High Court judgement on Commerce Commission proceedings
Going for Housing Growth: Reforming infrastructure funding
Crackdown On Underhand Business Practice
Government Accepts Banking Recommendations
Four new appointments to the TEC Board
RBNZ Publishes Competition Assessment Guidelines For Prudential Policy Development – Reserve Bank Of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua
Price check: how a public grocery chain would disrupt NZ’s supermarket duopoly
Power struggle: why fixing NZ’s ‘broken’ electricity market is such a formidable challenge
Going For Growth: Competition Reform
Commerce Commission welcomes enhanced focus on competition
New Zealand Banking Association seeks authorisation to collectively negotiate over cash-in-transit services
ComCom takes CityFitness to court for fees that didn’t work out
ComCom action results in $2.25 million penalty for Jetstar after misleading Kiwi consumers
Express lane for new supermarkets
Water reform for sustainability and growth
RBNZ invites feedback on review of capital requirements for deposit takers – Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua
Response To Commerce Commission Proceedings
Commission files proceedings against Westpac for alleged CCCFA breaches
Report backs better banking competition
Improving Transparency At Wellington Water
Kmart investigated and warned by ComCom for greenwashing advertising
ComCom report highlights geographic inequities in groceries
Statement of preliminary issues released for Kegstar application to acquire assets of Konvoy kegs
Kiwibank gets green light to grow
Kegstar seeks clearance to acquire assets of Konvoy kegs
Commission seeks feedback on new revenue limits for electricity lines company Aurora
Scrapped surcharges a win for New Zealanders
Commission to issue Statement of Issues on Viridian’s proposed acquisition of Metro Performance Glass
Almost a third of NZ households face energy hardship – reform has to go beyond cheaper off-peak power
Debt collector convicted and fined for misleading conduct
Wednesday 16 July
Electricity sector changes create more ways to save
Tuesday 15 July
Local Water Done Well delivers first water services entity