Supermarkets

How did New Zealand end up with just two big supermarket players - and can the government's changes really shake things up? Audio

What will it take to foster competition in the supermarket sector and bring down prices at the checkout? The government announced a suite of changes yesterday, including a new industry watchdog which… Audio

One of New Zealand's largest supermarket chains is temporarily freezing prices on at least 500 items in response to what's being called a cost of living crisis.

Countdown says it has identified… Video, Audio

Joining us on the Panel this morning are Bernard Hickey and Ruth Money. Among other issues, they discuss the situation in Ukraine, National moving ahead of Labour in the polls, and the rising price of… Audio

Professor Adrian North has spent his life studying the psychology of music and how people interact with it in different spaces. He's with us to discuss the psychological cues that music offers up and… Audio

Tex Edwards is the man behind a push for a third supermarket chain. He founded the telecommunications firm 2degrees, and is part of Northelia, a group of entrepreneurs keen to set up new supermarket… Audio

Pattrick talks to Kathryn about who is behind the would-be third supermarket chain, Northelia, which says it wants to take on Woolworths and Foodstuffs? And a look at the last time anyone had a go at… Audio

How the Delta variant has blown a hole in the security of our supply chains.

Seven Auckland Countdown supermarkets have been forced to close - mostly due to staff shortages.

That's because a thousand company employees in Auckland and Wellington are isolating because their… Video, Audio

People across the motu have headed to supermarkets in big numbers, following the announcement of a community case of Covid-19 in Auckland.

Police say they're aware of lengthy queues outside… Video, Audio

It is Tuesday afternoon and people are already flocking to supermarkets to stock up.

There have been queues forming outside several of them. Nick Truebridge is outside a Mt Eden supermarket.

And in… Video, Audio

Business commentator Pattrick Smellie joins Kathryn to look at the government's impending announcement this week about how New Zealand will open up to the world again. What decisions will need to be… Audio

The Commerce Commission has just released its draft report of its study into the grocery sector. The Commission has been looking at the main supermarket chains for more than a year, focusing on the… Audio

Supie is a new online marketplace hooking people up directly with those who grow, bake, farm and catch our food.  Video, Audio

The Commerce Commission is investigating whether supermarkets are charging too much for groceries and treating suppliers fairly. Audio

New research from the University of Otago shows that the number of people hospitalised in New Zealand because of assaults over the weekend has reduced significantly following 2013 restrictions on… Audio