The Latest Breaking News from David Clark

LABOUR has replaced democratic socialism with Unionism as its guiding principle a former adviser to ex-party bigwig Robin Cook has said.

WATCH: Unresolved problems with the credit contracts law could be addressed by better targeting lending restrictions to problem lenders, says BNZ's chief executive

The Commerce Minister chooses the wrong scapegoat to demonstrate supermarkets' anti-competitive behaviour: Ponsonby locals are spoiled for choice when they go grocery shopping.

New Zealand's supermarket duopoly faces a new industry regulator, compulsory unit pricing and a mandatory code of conduct.

At its annual meeting for shareholders, Amazon's investors approved a more than $200 million payout for CEO Andy Jassy and voted against 15 proposals asking the company to report on worker safety, climate goals, pay rates, use of its face recognition technology and its stance on workers' right to unionize.

National MP stands by his prediction the census, scheduled for next year, will be delayed

The partner and families of workers is not included in the allocation and an industry leader isn't surprised the uptake has been low. 

The Government insists the Data Ethics Advisory Group is still active, even though it hasn't met in over a year.

Two new online food brands hailed for bringing range and competition to the grocery market have now closed their doors, unable to grow against the two big supermarket chains