David Clark

Three Labour Ministers and three MPs are to leave parliament at the next election. The Prime Minister made the announcement a short time ago. RNZ's Deputy Political Editor Craig McCulloch has the… Audio

Workers in the building industry are hoping the Government takes meaningful action following the Commerce Commission's final report into the residential building supplies industry.

The report has… Audio

Buy now pay later services will have to check if consumers can afford the debt they're taking on as the government cracks down on the industry.

Services including After Pay, Laybuy and ZipPay allow… Video, Audio

The country's two supermarket giants have been told to loosen their grip on the grocery sector and let other retailers into the wholesale market that they currently dominate.

Commerce and Consumer… Audio

Parliament began the week at top pace moving five bills through ten stages in an evening, though there's a little bit of double counting going on. Audio

Consumer advocacy groups are giving moves to shake up the supermarket duopoly the thumbs up.

The government has accepted all but two of the recommendations from a Commerce Commission study into… Audio

The government has announced plans this afternoon to bust up the supermarket duopoly, but has stopped short of forcing the two big chains to sell off some of their assets.

It's adopting 12 of 14… Video, Audio

Minister of Consumer Affairs David Clark talks to Lisa Owen about the lack of competition and inflated prices in New Zealand supermarkets.

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Controversial new lending rules designed to protect borrowers from high-cost loans and unaffordable debt have been roundly criticised for forcing banks to take an overly zealous approach to consumer… Audio

It's been four months since the Ashburton district was slammed with a one in two hundred year flood and still the clean up continues.

With most of the $4 million in government help now accounted for… Audio

For the second time in a week Canterbury has been hit by gale force winds.

The worst of the weather hit last night.

Thousands lost power and have had to navigate fallen trees and road closures.

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Online storm chasers are bearing the brunt of anger from farmers in mid-Canterbury who say they are over-hyping weather conditions causing unnecessary stress on farming communities. David Clark talks… Audio

There's political consensus New Zealanders are paying too much for groceries, but little agreement on who's to blame and what should be done.

The government isn't ruling anything in or out with its… Audio

New Zealanders are likely paying more for their groceries than they would if there was more competition in our supermarkets.

That's the finding from the Commerce Commission's draft report into the… Audio

The Government is moving to make it easier for consumers to access and share their personal information.

The European Union, Britain and Australia have all moved to bring in regulations requiring big… Audio

The Prime Minister will today visit flood-stricken farmers in Ashburton.

Dozens of farmers have been left with an expensive clean up and are calling out for more cash.

Eleisha Foon met with one… Audio

Federated Farmers says it's not fair for individual farmers to be left with the cost of repairing the damage from the Canterbury floods.

The Ministry of Primary Industries is offering the owners of… Audio

The flood waters are receding in Canterbury but the region remains in a state of emergency after three days of heavy rain. More than 300 properties had to be evacuated - some people have been able to… Audio