Foodstuffs
35 stories since November 2024 Ongoing
Topics
- New World Victoria Park fire10 stories · June – August 2025Quiet since 19 Aug 2025
- Supermarket split policy debate4 stories · 28 Sep – 2 OctQuiet since 2 Oct
- Government plan for supermarket competition4 stories · March 2025Quiet since 31 Mar 2025
- Supermarket competition and KiwiMart policies4 stories · 6 Sep – 28 SepQuiet since 28 Sep
- Former Green MP shoplifting allegations3 stories · January 2025Quiet since 17 Jan 2025
- Children's screen time policy proposals4 stories · 20 Sep – 20 OctOngoing
All stories
October 2026
- Technical issue causes pricing errors at North Island New World stores


- David Seymour works shift at St Heliers Four Square


- Foodstuffs disputes plan to spin off Pak'nSave


September 2026
- Sir John Key questions National Party supermarket split policy


- ACT proposes streamlining approvals to attract new supermarkets



- David Seymour warns against supermarket sector interventions


- Christopher Luxon to hold post-Cabinet briefing as Parliament enters final week


- Labour proposes breaking up Foodstuffs and Woolworths from their wholesale arms


- National promises screen ban in early childhood education


- Man identified following fatal house fire on Matakana Island


- Construction to begin on rebuilt New World Victoria Park



- Greens propose creating government-owned KiwiMart supermarket chain




November 2025
October 2025
August 2025
- New World Point Chevalier opens early in central Auckland


- Union concerned as many Victoria Park New World workers remain jobless



July 2025
- Foodstuffs to rebuild New World Victoria Park after fire



- Consumer NZ calls for crackdown on supermarket pricing errors


- New World customers advised to change passwords after cyber attack


- Foodstuffs disestablishes 180 roles at fire-damaged New World Victoria Park



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June 2025
- New World Victoria Park fire believed to be accidental




- Fire service hands Auckland supermarket ruins back to Foodstuffs


- Fire investigators probe cause of Auckland supermarket blaze




- Largest South Island Pak’nSave to open early in Rolleston



- Foodstuffs facial recognition trial found to comply with Privacy Act




May 2025
March 2025
- Security guard texts revealed regarding Golriz Ghahraman supermarket incident




- Government considers breaking up supermarket duopoly to increase competition



+3 - Breaking up major supermarket entities could increase competition and lower prices


- New World to replace Countdown at Te Atatū Peninsula


February 2025
- Foodstuffs guard fired for leaking photo of former MP Golriz Ghahraman


- Pak’nSave Highland Park to open this Tuesday

