Pursue a Foodstuffs break-up
What it actually does
National says it would amend the Grocery Industry Competition Act within 100 days and give the Commerce Commission $5m and six months to assess separating Pak'nSave from New World and Four Square, legislating only if the Commission recommends it. The aim is three nationwide supermarket chains instead of two.
Source: 1News · 2026-09
The Trump take
“Breaking up a supermarket? That's what the radical left does, believe me. Although if the eggs get cheaper I'll take full credit. Nobody's done more for eggs than me.”parody
Why it scored this way
Deals & property
The government forcibly splitting up a private company
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Dislikes it
Red tape
New regulatory intervention in the grocery market
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