The Green Party has announced a new Member's Bill, the Commerce (Excessive Pricing in Retail Grocery Industry) Amendment Bill, that would ban price gouging by the supermarket duopoly.

The Green Party is proposing to give the Privacy Commissioner the power to seek serious financial penalties for major privacy breaches.

Rising food prices are hitting New Zealanders in the pocket and driving them to hunger says MP Ricardo Menéndez March, Green Party spokesperson for Commerce and Consumer Affairs.

The Green Party is calling on the Government to intervene following a new report on rising household debt from FinCap. 

The Green Party is calling on the Government to intervene in the supermarket duopoly dominating our supply of groceries following today’s report from the Commerce Commission.

Rising food prices show exactly why now is the time to shake up the tax system and raise the money we need to lift every family out of poverty.

Continued rising food prices shows exactly why Aotearoa needs the Green Party’s Income Guarantee.

The Government needs to do much more to address supermarket profiteering, which is driving high food prices.

Yet another increase in food prices shows the urgent need for the Government to tax wealth and use the money to help people put food on the table.