Is greed impacting the cost of your groceries?

By Baz Macdonald

The cost of living crisis is being driven by companies charging us more than they need to, reports have found.

Re: News journalist Baz Macdonald looks at the concept of excess profits, how it is impacting New Zealanders, and what we can do about it.

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