Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP

I attended the opening of the AIMS Games 2022 last Sunday night, after a two-year hiatus due to Covid-19. It was an understatement to say the excitement was infectious!

Hosting this event is huge for our city. This year 10,843 intermediate-aged children from 320 schools competed in 23 sports. Together with their families, coaches and supporters, our city gets a 20,000 people boost – a massive benefit to our community at the end of a wet winter!

I want to recognise the commitment from local schools, parents, Tauranga City Council, Bay of Plenty Regional Council for the transport logistics and businesses, including our platinum sponsor Zespri. I was pleased to hear the youth take the fair play commitment. It's about playing hard, competing well, winning and losing with equal grace but mostly having fun.

On the subject of fair play – we're taking action on supermarkets to ensure you're paying a fair price at the checkout. We're establishing a Grocery Commissioner, who will act as a watchdog and be able to issue warnings and fines.

We're introducing a mandatory code of conduct for supermarkets, to ensure suppliers and customers get a fair deal. We've stopped supermarkets blocking competitors setting up shop and are making supermarkets open up their wholesale storerooms at a fair price, helping more independent operators enter the market. Compulsory unit pricing on grocery products will make price comparison easier.

Together, these changes will increase competition within New Zealand's supermarket sector; and ultimately, will mean better prices at the checkout for you.