Early Edition with Kate Hawkesby

A lovely tease yesterday from the government, aimed at those of us still hurting at the cost of putting food in the supermarket trolley.   The government wants more competition in the grocery sector.   It was a nicely timed message – despite all the big picture talk of foreign investment, a new economic ministry, and a focus on growth, growth, growth, the government has not forgotten that most Kiwis are dealing with simpler day to day challenges, like affording groceries.   But the announcement by Finance and Economic Growth Minister Nicola Willis at the University of Waikato Economics Forum in Hamilton was very much connected to the Government’s economic growth plan.   And look that’s not a bad thing. Got to love a government with focus, or at least messaging focus. The issue is – there isn’t really a plan here at all.   The Government's has said it’s receptive to cracking down on pricing and helping new entrants access land and properties. Willis said that if a new competitor presen