The Government is progressing an economy-wide programme to improve competition and lift productivity.

The Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs is the minister responsible for the Commerce Commission, and appointed us as its monitoring agent.

The Government is progressing an economy-wide programme to improve competition and lift productivity.

The Consumer Advocacy Council was an independent ministerial advisory committee. Its Chair was appointed in July 2021 and it operated until June 2024. Its purpose was to advocate for residential and small business electricity consumers in New Zealand. The Council’s research, surveys, submissions, media releases and speeches have been republished on the MBIE website.

The Government will establish a consumer data right in New Zealand to give individuals and businesses greater choice and control over their data. This is done through the Customer and Product Data Bill, which is now before Parliament. Government is exploring designating the banking and electricity sectors under the Bill.

The Government has made key decisions on the design of a new regime for economic regulation and consumer protection under Local Water Done Well.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has today announced that Bryan Chapple and Nathan Strong will be appointed as Associate Commissioners at the Commerce Commission.

We are working to ensure that the retail payment system operates in the interests of New Zealand consumers and businesses.

We recently sought feedback on the exposure draft of the Customer and Product Data Bill (the draft law) and the accompanying discussion document. The draft law will give customers more control over their data, allowing them to safely and securely access, manage, and share this data with others.