Greens vow to break up supermarket duopoly, set up publicly owned 'KiwiMart'

rnz.co.nz · economy
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New Zealand's Green Party wants to break up the country's supermarket duopoly. Under its Affordable Kai policy, a state-owned chain called KiwiMart would be set up to compete with the two dominant players. The package also includes an expansion of the free school lunches programme. The party's argument is that genuine competition is what will finally bring grocery prices down.

The party's 'Affordable Kai' policy would also expand free school lunches and set up a publicly owned KiwiMart supermarket.

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