Four different New Zealand political parties have put forward proposals to break up the supermarket duopoly in four different ways.

According to the Ipsos Issues Monitor poll, the cost of living is the top concern on New Zealand voters’ minds this election. In fact, it’s been the top issue in every poll since November 2021. Many of the factors driving increasing food prices are outside the government’s direct control – global inflation, a war that makes fertiliser and fuel harder to get, and the growing impact of climate change. Reorganising the local supermarket industry is one of the few levers the government can pull that might address people’s concerns about the cost of food.

Directed, filmed and edited by Isaiah Tour.
Written and presented by Robbie Nicol.
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