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![Foodstuffs faces High Court action over blocking rival supermarkets opening](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Foodstuffs faces High Court action over blocking rival supermarkets opening
Consumers the losers with land covenants, watchdog says.
![Arena Williams: Forget tax cuts, Kiwis overpay for their groceries every week](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Arena Williams: Forget tax cuts, Kiwis overpay for their groceries every week
OPINION: It's not in National's DNA to limit corporate power.
![Competition head-on: NZ's biggest new Pak'nSave rising beside rival Woolworths](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Competition head-on: NZ's biggest new Pak'nSave rising beside rival Woolworths
Newcomer makes a bold challenge, developing giant store right next door.
![Cameron Bagrie: Major changes means it's time to slay dragons](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cameron Bagrie: Major changes means it's time to slay dragons
OPINION: The scale of a monstrous problem has become clearer of late.
![Politicians to have a crack at bank bosses and regulators via new competition inquiry](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Politicians to have a crack at bank bosses and regulators via new competition inquiry
Inquiry to be broader than ComCom's study, including business and agricultural banking.
![Kiwibank faces prosecution over $7m in customer overcharging](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwibank faces prosecution over $7m in customer overcharging
'Serious' charges come after multiple errors in Kiwibank’s manual and electronic systems.
![Fuel prices stay high at the pump, despite dropping petrol rates](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fuel prices stay high at the pump, despite dropping petrol rates
The Commerce Commission says motorists often pay more for petrol longer than they should.
![Foodstuffs’ grocers vote to merge its two co-ops](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Foodstuffs’ grocers vote to merge its two co-ops
The merger is still subject to Commerce Commission and High Court approval.
![New World MasterChef cookwear promo labelled 'big con job', taken to Disputes Tribunal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New World MasterChef cookwear promo labelled 'big con job', taken to Disputes Tribunal
The supermarket chain ran out of free cookware, sparking outrage last year.
![ComCom issues warning to ferry operator after Cook Strait cancellations](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
ComCom issues warning to ferry operator after Cook Strait cancellations
The watchdog says Bluebridge potentially misrepresented consumers’ rights to compensation.
!['Surcharge swindle': Are you getting ripped off when you tap-and-go?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Surcharge swindle': Are you getting ripped off when you tap-and-go?
The good news is that two possible fixes are in the works.
![Editorial: Commerce Commission job cuts should cause concern](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Commerce Commission job cuts should cause concern
Between banks, supermarkets and petrol, more oversight is needed not less.
![Retailer Crackerjack fined for selling children’s nightware that breached fire safety label rules](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Retailer Crackerjack fined for selling children’s nightware that breached fire safety label rules
Prosecution followed inspection which found non-compliant sleepware in Napier store.
!['Utter red herring' - Adrian Orr responds as bank capital saga resumes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Utter red herring' - Adrian Orr responds as bank capital saga resumes
Commerce Commission market study gives opponents of capital rules a platform.
![Tip Top results suggest Fonterra may be right to leave consumer retail to specialists](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tip Top results suggest Fonterra may be right to leave consumer retail to specialists
The buyer of the beloved New Zealand icecream label sold by Fonterra is on a growth path.
![Check before you tap: Consumer warning over PayWave surcharges](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Check before you tap: Consumer warning over PayWave surcharges
The standard PayWave surcharge in New Zealand is 2.5 per cent of the price of a purchase.
![Why banks are more profitable in NZ than Aussie - is the RBNZ to blame?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Why banks are more profitable in NZ than Aussie - is the RBNZ to blame?
But the former RBNZ governor says the impact of capital rules shouldn't be overstated.
![Fuel prices brought down by competition but motorists still feeling pump pain](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fuel prices brought down by competition but motorists still feeling pump pain
The Commerce Commission says price differences cannot be explained by costs alone.
![Hang the DJ? ComCom delays $116m Serato call for a fifth time](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hang the DJ? ComCom delays $116m Serato call for a fifth time
Why the decision leaves the deal looking in need of a remix.
![One NZ's big 5G play greenlit; UK watchdog says $116m NZ software deal could hit partygoers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
One NZ's big 5G play greenlit; UK watchdog says $116m NZ software deal could hit partygoers
Developments in two contentious tech deals.
![2degrees hit with charges over alleged misleading 'free Aussie roaming' claims](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
2degrees hit with charges over alleged misleading 'free Aussie roaming' claims
It turns out 2degrees' 'free Aussie roaming' for business plans was capped at 90 days.