KiwiMart: a publicly owned supermarket chain
What it actually does
The Greens would require Foodstuffs and Woolworths to divest at least 120 stores and capacity from two distribution centres into public ownership, forming a state-owned chain called KiwiMart, with the Commerce Commission deciding which stores and fair compensation. The party estimates a cost of about $2.8 billion, alongside a ban on excessive pricing and a $150 million-a-year Fair Food Fund.
Source: interest.co.nz · 2026-09
The Trump take
“A government supermarket! That's how it starts, folks. First the bananas, then the whole country is Venezuela. KiwiMart — sounds like a store where the shelves are empty.”parody
Why it scored this way
Deals & property
Forced sale of private stores into state hands
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Hates it
Big government
Government enters the grocery business
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Hates it
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