13th May 2026 CompetitionNZs food system is a patchwork of high-rivalry consumer services and increasingly entrenched primary and wholesale sectors, according to an inaugural State of Competition report.
12th March 2026 Competition / VMSThe Commerce Commission is investigating a potential pyramid scheme operating in various communities throughout New Zealand involving health supplements platform LiveGood
3rd March 2026 Competition / FoodstuffsFoodstuffs launches its appeal of the Commerce Commission’s decision to reject its proposed North Island and South Island merger.
3rd December 2025 Beer / CompetitionThe Commerce Commission remains as-yet unconvinced of the competition merits of a potential takeover launched by US-owned beer keg specialist Kegstar New Zealand.
12th November 2025 Competition / GroceryA grocery building consenting authority will be announced by Nicola Willis, this week, while the government’s position on structural separation is still being considered.
5th November 2025 Competition / GroceryThe new supermarket consenting express lane targets supporting the entry and expansion of firms that can challenge the duopoly’s dominance, although it can also be used by them.
2nd October 2025 Competition / GroceryNZ’s grocery sector would benefit from a market system that prioritises customers by using state resources to encourage real, workable competition, says Victoria University’s Djavlonbek Kadirov.
16th September 2025 Commerce Commission / CompetitionThe Commerce Commission is welcoming the government’s announcement that it will update the Commerce Act with measures to enhance competition, including to deter creeping acquisitions and predatory pricing, and make changes to the Commission’s governance structure to support its growing role.
28th August 2025 Competition / GroceryStructural reform remains the number one route to improving competition in New Zealand’s grocery sector, according to the Grocery Action Group and market commentator Ernie Newman.
27th August 2025 Competition / GroceryThe minister says planning and building rules are being changed to improve supermarket competition, with more work underway on structural separation.
27th August 2025 Competition / SupermarketsFinance Minister Nicola Willis has indicated that she will make a “series of announcements” regarding supermarket competition this afternoon.
6th August 2025 AGR 2025 / CompetitionGrocery Commissioner Pierre van Heerden reports little improvement in competition but pledges to continue to use all available tools to drive change in the $27bn sector.
