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Labour Pledges 'Fair Go Law' to Ban Hidden Fees and Trap Subscriptions
New Zealand Labour promises a Fair Go Law to ban junk car insurance, checkout hard sells and unfair exit fees, requiring upfront pricing and easy subscription cancellation.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessGeneral PoliticsLabour PartyEconomyElectionSocial Issues New Zealand Labour PartyChris HipkinsArena WilliamsFair Go Lawhidden feesConsumer Guarantees Actcost of living
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Labour Pledges 'Fair Go Law' to Ban Hidden Fees and Subscription Traps
New Zealand Labour promises a Fair Go Law to ban junk car insurance, checkout hard sells, hidden ticket fees and hard-to-cancel subscriptions, saying families are being ripped off by costs they never saw coming.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessGeneral PoliticsLabour PartyEconomyElectionSocial Issues New Zealand Labour PartyChris HipkinsArena WilliamsFair Go Lawhidden feesConsumer Guarantees Actcost of living
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Labour Pledges Immediate Action to Cut Grocery Prices
Labour says it will force Woolworths and Foodstuffs to split wholesale from retail, void anti-competitive restraints on small grocers and ban junk supplier fees to bring down checkout prices.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessGeneral PoliticsLabour PartyEconomyElectionTrade New Zealand Labour PartyChris HipkinsArena Williamsgrocery pricesWoolworthsFoodstuffscost of living
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Supermarket competition takes centre stage as parties clash over break-ups and price gouging
Supermarket showdown: Greens, National, Labour, NZ First and ACT go to war over grocery prices
Politics and GovernmentBusinessGeneral PoliticsOther PartiesEconomyElectionSocial Issues supermarket competitionNew Zealand election 2026grocery pricesGreen PartyKiwiMartNational PartyNicola WillisFoodstuffsstructural separationLabour PartyChris Hipkinsprice gougingArena WilliamsACT PartyDavid SeymourNew Zealand FirstWinston PetersCommerce CommissionStats NZcost of livingRestonVirginiaFairfax County
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Labour Pledges to Make Price Gouging Illegal for Big Companies
New Zealand Labour promises a legal test for excessive pricing on essentials, Commerce Commission investigation powers, and penalties forcing gouging firms to hand back excess profits.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessGeneral PoliticsEconomyElectionSocial IssuesLegal New Zealand Labour Partyprice gougingChris HipkinsArena WilliamsCommerce Commissioncost of livingessential goods