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Criminal charges laid against two construction companies and two directors for alleged bid rigging (www.rnz.co.nz)

submitted 11 months ago by Dave to c/newzealand

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[–] rho50 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Fantastic news. This needs to be punished much more often, and much more aggressively. Especially in small markets like NZ, where this kind of behaviour can cause outsize deleterious effects on the economy.

[–] Dave 3 points 11 months ago

I'm honestly surprised it's the first criminal prosecution. I presume that all the other ones coming to light over the years were slaps on the wrist or something?