More 'serious' cartel cases in pipeline, New Zealand antitrust regulator says
By Saloni Sinha and Choltanutkun Tun-atiruj ( September 25, 2025, 07:35 GMT | Insight) -- New Zealand’s antitrust regulator has confirmed that it is set to launch several other enforcement actions targeting alleged cartels, in addition to the one announced earlier this week involving a real estate franchisor. “I regret to say that we've got several other cartel cases in the pipeline that we're currently investigating [and] they're quite serious,” said John Small, the chair of the New Zealand Commerce Commission, speaking to MLex on the sidelines of an event in Singapore.New Zealand’s antitrust regulator has confirmed that it is set to launch several other enforcement actions targeting alleged cartels, in addition to the one announced earlier this week involving a real-estate franchisor....
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