Ryan Bridge: The Govt should have fast tracked supermarkets years ago

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Aug 27, 2025 · 2m · transcript

All good so far from Nicola Willis on supermarkets.

She's got to the nub of the problem, which is basically red tape.

Governments of all stripes, including her, have been quick to point the finger at private enterprise for high prices.

And there's truth in that, but most haven't looked in the mirror like Willis did yesterday and admit it's them that also has a problem.

We all do, really.

Everybody moans about prices but then moans about construction of anything new - not in my backyard.

Consultation up the wazoo, committees, petitions, Duncan Webb on a soapbox - that's democracy. Like…