Break up the supermarket duopoly
What it actually does
NZ First campaigns on breaking up the Woolworths-Foodstuffs supermarket duopoly, proposing a split into two competing cooperatives. It was presented alongside splitting the gentailers as part of the party's economic populist pitch at its July 2026 campaign launch.
Source: Consumer NZ · 2026-07
The Trump take
“Everybody in New Zealand wants to break up the supermarkets. Everybody! It's like a club. I'd just put a tariff on the groceries. Wait, no, don't do that. Actually, maybe.”parody
Why it scored this way
Deals & property
Government-forced break-up of large private companies
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