Winner Winner Cheaper Dinner - Will 'Kiwimart' Whet Voters' Appetite?

"This is a cost-of-living election," observes a political analyst; and the Green Party may have just found their meal ticket.

Dr Bryce Edwards of the Democracy Project unpacks the Greens' proposal that's banking on the people to break New Zealand's supermarket duopoly with a $2.8b publicly owned chain promising consumer savings. Although the Opposition party hasn't yet calculated the profit and affordability margins, Dr Edwards points out the mere prospect of lower grocery bills will appeal strongly to a population hungry for cheaper food.

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