Election 2026: Green Party to campaign on banning supermarket price gouging

Julia GabelPolitical Journalist·NZ Herald·16 Aug, 2026 10:37 PM2 mins to read‌The Green Party co-leaders Marama Davidson and Chlöe Swarbrick have unveiled a new election policy. Photo / Dean PurcellThe Green Party co-leaders Marama Davidson and Chlöe Swarbrick have unveiled a new election policy. Photo / Dean PurcellThe Green Party has drawn up a member’s bill and unveiled a new campaign policy that it claims will ban price gouging by the country’s supermarket duopoly. The party’s member’s bill - which would make it illegal to charge “unreasonable” prices for groceries - comes with only five sitting