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Industry forums on distribution pricing reform

  • Distribution
  • Innovation

We’re running a series of industry forums in September 2023 for interested stakeholders and industry representatives to have their say about distribution pricing reform.

The forums will be in-person to discuss and address the key topics covered in our issues paper on distribution pricing reform, submissions and cross-submissions. There will also be an online session to help enable feedback by all.

The forums will be held in:

  • Auckland - Thursday 7 September, 9am-12pm
  • Christchurch - Friday 8 September, 9am-12pm
  • Wellington - Wednesday 13 September, 9am-12pm
  • Online - Thursday 14 September, 9am

We invite you to register for a forum by 5pm on 31 August 2023. More details will follow.

More information: Targeted reform of distribution pricing

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