Multiple cartel investigations currently underway, New Zealand competition regulator says
By Saloni Sinha ( March 30, 2026, 02:59 GMT | Insight) -- New Zealand’s competition regulator has multiple cartel investigations underway in public procurement following a recent criminal conviction, a senior official said. Speaking at a recent conference in the US, New Zealand Commerce Commission’s Deputy Chair Anne Callinan said the regulator deepened its focus on cartel conduct in public procurement following the country’s first criminal cartel case in 2023, involving allegations of bid rigging by construction companies on Auckland infrastructure projects.New Zealand’s competition regulator has multiple cartel investigations underway in public procurement following a recent criminal conviction, a senior official said....
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