Wellington, Sept 1 NZPA - The Commerce Commission is seeking leave to appeal to the Supreme Court a long running dispute with Telecom. The Court of Appeal and High Court have previously ruled in Telecom's favour in the case.

Wellington, Sept 1 NZPA - Bank of New Zealand has reported a $183 million bottom line loss in the nine months to June 30 after running large taxation items from the disputed structured finance court case through its income statement.

Wellington, Aug 31 NZPA - The Commerce Commission has opened an investigation into loyalty offers made by Telecom's wholesale business unit.

Wellington, Aug 27 NZPA - A watchdog group has found wholesale loyalty offers offered by Telecom breached the company's separation undertakings. The Independent Oversight Group (IOG) investigated after complaints from Vodafone and Kordia.

Wellington, Aug 21 NZPA - Operators in Antarctica could be forced to pay for any environmental disasters they cause or find, if a new bill is passed.

Wellington, Aug 19 NZPA - A Labour Party bill that would have forced a referendum before any of Auckland's assets could be sold was defeated on its first reading in Parliament tonight.

Wellington, Aug 17 NZPA - Holcim NZ does not expect to decide whether or not a proposed cement plant at Weston near Oamaru will go ahead before late next year. Holcim today welcomed the granting of consents for the $300 million project as a step forward.

Wellington, Aug 12 NZPA - The Commerce Commission has settled the issue of credit card interchange fees with Visa after the card company approached it.

Wellington, Aug 12 NZPA - The cost of structured finance legal cases against banks has topped $38 million, the Green Party says.

Wellington, Aug 11 NZPA - Bank of New Zealand has decided to appeal the tax case it lost in the High Court last month and is making a $661 million provision for the case in it accounts.