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Chris Hipkins: Labour Leader on the party's supermarket shake-up policy

Published: Oct. 2, 2023, 7:05 p.m.

Labour's committing to further shake-ups within the supermarket sector in a bid to break up the grocery duopoly.\xa0

While details are in the early stages, help with finances, gaining land space, and making regulator changes are on the cards.\xa0

Labour Leader, Chris Hipkins, told Mike Hosking a new competitor won't enter the market without Government support.\xa0

He doesn't believe it would be in the form of a grant, but rather a loan or financing for establishment.\xa0

Hipkins says all options are on the table and bringing in an overseas chain like Aldi would be massive for the country.\xa0

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