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ComCom clears Gull NPD merger

Regulator says fuel retail combination would not lessen competition.

NPD chief executive Barry Sheridan, left, with Gull chief executive Dan Gilbert.

NBR Staff Fri, 08 May 2026
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The Commerce Commission has cleared a merger of fuel retailers Gull and NPD, saying its investigation had found it was unlikely to lessen competition.

Gull and NPD announced plans to merge in December but ran into initial objections from the regulator, which published a statement of issues on its

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