Winston’s supermarket policy could explode NZ politics

The supermarket duopoly New Zealanders have been trapped under for decades might finally become a real political issue this election — and bizarrely, it’s Winston Peters pushing the most aggressive policy on it while Labour continues pretending incremental reform will somehow tame corporate greed.

While Labour sit on their hands and promise incrementalism, Winston comes in with a policy that could win NZ First 20%…

NZ First wants to break up PAK’nSAVE and New World

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NZ First leader Winston Peters says he will campaign to break up Foodstuffs, forcing the supermarket co-operative to split along the existing brand lines of New World and PAK’nSAVE.

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Why supermarket rage cuts across Left and Right

…I have been screaming at Labour for 10 years to smash up the supermarket duopoly and they have done sweet bugger all.

I’m not looking for socialism from the NZ Labour Party, I am just looking for basic regulated capitalism!

Why the Supermarket duopoly has been allowed the price gouging dominance they have for decades as Kiwis food insecurity grows and grows is utterly beyond me.

Kiwis get smashed at the supermarket every week, it is outrageous that the duopoly manipulate the market for their wellbeing.

It is the State’s responsibility to regulate Capitalism and ensure competition.

Winston has spotted a political opening Labour ignored

Labour, Te Pāti Māori and Greens should be arguing for the exact same policy, but use Iwi as the backer, in the way 2degrees is a model.

Winston is a shrewd old fox, and this policy alone could gain him 20% of the vote if he dropped the feral culture war hate.