Dec 9, 2021 | Submissions
Te kawe i te haepapa para / Taking responsibility for our waste: Proposals for a new waste strategy – issues and options for new waste legislation – to Ministry for the Environment Document
Dec 3, 2021 | Submissions
Definitions for gene technology and new breeding techniques – to Food Standards Australia New Zealand Submission
Nov 29, 2021 | Katherine Rich Comments
The Commerce Commission Market Study into grocery retailing has been thorough and has exceeded all my expectations in terms of the meticulous nature of the research and information gathering from the perspective of economics and competition law. It has been great to...
Nov 25, 2021 | Submissions
Market study into the retail grocery sector: post-conference submission – to the Commerce Commission Document
Nov 1, 2021 | Katherine Rich Comments
The recent draft report by the Commerce Commission confirmed New Zealand’s supermarket market structure is a duopoly, that there is weak competition and that the returns are high. While there are few opportunities and competition to own a supermarket, there’s not much...
Oct 27, 2021 | Latest News
As the Commerce Commission’s virtual conference on its Grocery Market Study continues, commentator Ernie Newman reviews the first few days of what he calls compelling viewing. His article in the New Zealand Herald begins: “In a lockdown almost any pastime beats...
Oct 20, 2021 | Latest News
The NZ Food & Grocery Council and Consumer NZ have published a joint open letter to Parliament today calling for a shake-up of the supermarket industry. They want the following changes to benefit consumers and suppliers: A mandatory Code of Conduct for...
Oct 15, 2021 | Katherine Rich Comments
Last December, Foodstuffs North Island made a big splash explaining “why Foodstuffs won’t charge suppliers for shelf space anymore”. It was about “democratic shelving”, so some brands could not “buy the best shelf space, the pole...
Oct 6, 2021 | Submissions
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (Hazardous Substances Assessment) Amendment Bill – to Environment Select Committee Document
