Why planning reform may boost supermarket competition more than a break-up

PremiumOpinionRichard Prebble is a former Labour Party minister and Act Party leader.

‌Why doesn't New Zealand have a third supermarket player? Photo / New York Times)Why doesn't New Zealand have a third supermarket player? Photo / New York Times)The supermarket is our greatest shared economic experience.Every week millions of New Zealanders push a trolley down the same aisles, buying much the same groceries, only to discover that the bill has climbed again.

Inflation ceases to be an economic statistic when you watch a shopper quietly put a

Why planning reform may boost supermarket competition more than a break-up

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