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Pak’nSave following law by demanding personal details for $1000-plus shopping bills - IRD
The little-known rule has caught multiple people out.

Pak’nSave supermarkets charged with ‘misleading specials’, inaccurate pricing
It's alleged the supermarkets engage in misleading specials and inaccurate pricing.

Police confirm multiple complaints after Pak’nSave security guard accused of extortion attempt
Police are now looking into a 'series of incidents' after the alleged standover.

New year, new job? Farmer switched to stacking shelves - and aims to own a supermarket
He started again at the bottom, and is working his way up.

'Hit pause to use toilet': Woolworths confirms workers given time limits via headsets
Supermarket says product picking staff can pause headset timer to use bathroom.

Revealed: The independent grocery operation taking a punt on vacant Flaxmere supermarket
'We are happy to have someone who believes in the people and community of Flaxmere.'

Spotless NZ businesses sold in cleaning, catering shakeup
Clients include a major stadium and some of the country's most prestigious schools.

Opinion: 'Turf protection' - why Foodstuffs' merger appeal must fail
OPINION: NZ shoppers paying some of the highest prices on the planet for food.

Opinion: In your face - is the public comfortable with facial recognition technology?
OPINION: It depends on the location of the recording – and why it was being captured.

'Disappointing': Supermarkets remove ability to sort items by price
The move will make grocery shopping 'more difficult and less transparent', expert says.

Hard or soft landing? Business leaders assess NZ's economy
Business leaders were asked whether we have achieved a 'soft landing'.

Business leaders urge electricity investment boost amid rising demand
The country’s business leaders say there is enough capital available.

Foodstuffs merger proposal rejected
Supermarket merger would not help shoppers, Commerce Commission says.

New price control measures coming for the grocery sector
The ComCom's promise of more grocery regulation and the road to price controls.

Facial recognition and work from home | Focus Morning Bulletin September 25, 2024
Facial recognition in supermarkets hailed a success, tensions rise amid the ongoing conflict in Lebanon and can your boss really force you back to the office?

Letters: Don't we want cheaper groceries?
OPINION: 'More expensive bureaucrats to roll back existing bureaucrats.'

Sweet as ... no? Chocolate set to get more expensive
There is a warning worse may be to come.

Political Roundup: Time to break up the supermarket duopoly
OPINION: New Zealanders have some of the most expensive groceries in the world.

Editorial: NZ needs a third major supermarket player
OPINION: Tinkering around the edges has not been enough to make a difference.

Grocery Commissioner Pierre van Heerden is working ahead of schedule to drive sector change
The Commerce Commission is planning an inquiry into the Grocery Industry Competition Act. Video | NZHerald

Commerce Commission supermarket pricing recommendations 'not going far enough'
Consumer NZ says the Commerce Commission’s recommendations over food pricing don’t go far enough, and believes they put too much onus on consumers.