New Zealand: Commerce Commission opened investigation into HP New Zealand's application over resale price maintenance arrangement for online store and online marketplace stores

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Commerce Commission opened investigation into HP New Zealand's application over resale price maintenance arrangement for online store and online marketplace stores

On 4 May 2026, the Commerce Commission announced an investigation into an application by HP New Zealand Limited (HPNZ), an information technology company, for authorisation to engage in resale price maintenance (RPM). The investigation relates to an…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Anti-competitive agreements regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce, technological consumer goods
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

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2026-05-04
under deliberation

On 4 May 2026, the Commerce Commission announced an investigation into an application by HP New Zea…

2026-07-09
in consultation

On 9 July 2026, the Commerce Commission opened a consultation on the draft determination proposing …

2026-07-23
processing consultation

On 23 July 2026, the Commerce Commission closes the consultation on the draft determination proposi…