After motorbiking round the world and saving Happy Feet, economist Gareth Morgan wants to revolutionise our tax and welfare system. Andrew Laxon asks him why.

Supermarket chain Pak'nSave has again been voted New Zealand's cheapest supermarket, Consumer NZ says.

The grocery industry, lest we forget, is basically trench warfare, Tim Morris insists.

In 2001, Consumers Institute head David Russell warned food prices were likely to rise once the supermarket industry shrank from three big players to two.

Progressive Enterprises is to phase out its Foodtown and Woolworths brands during the next five years.

Pak'nSave has topped the list of the country's cheapest supermarkets - for the 10th year running.

A ministerial review has recommended setting up a $5m fund to promote the benefits of switching power companies.