A press release by ACT MP Todd Stephenson criticises New Zealand's red tape and bureaucratic obstacles—such as late-stage alcohol licence demands—as major factors limiting new supermarket entry, driving up prices and maintaining a duopoly in the grocery market.
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targeted action to fix broken regulatory processes
\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **Red tape is killing grocery competition**\\ \\ ****Todd Stephenson****\\ \\ 12 May 2026\\ \\ "If New Zealanders want to know why they pay so much at the checkout, they should look at the red tape strangling new supermarkets," says ACT MP Todd Stephenson.\\ \\ **Read More**Social-media signal on the same topic, drawn from the social lens. Engagement is likes + 2×shares + 3×replies, the same weighting used across the digest cards. View on /social →
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