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Countdown has implemented a price freeze that doesn't include many healthy choices.
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“Your whānau would rather have you there without that kaimoana, than you not there."
Consumer confidence falls flat, Kiwis slightly more hopeful
ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Index in May showed Kiwis expect inflation to ease.
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Some are starting to wonder if businesses have become too enthusiastic with price rises.
Opinion: Poverty is a circumstance - not a character flaw
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Christine Fletcher: The air pocket in Auckland Airport share sale
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'Give us some breathing room': Whanganui food charity chasing extra funds
“There’s been new faces coming and less food to go around.”
Huge 73c per litre petrol price difference - drivers urged to ‘shop around’
The price range between the cheapest and most expensive fuel is currently at its greatest.
Hipkins: NZ needs to 'rethink' how roading infrastructure is funded
The Prime Minister says the fast uptake of EVs could affect petrol tax revenue.
'We need a bloody miracle': Auckland food bank served with eviction notice
The drop-in centre serves 200 food parcels a day with no red-tape.
Retail sales down, signs of 'stark' year for Kiwi households
Some sectors sacrificed as surging cost of living forces tough choices.
Hundreds more job cuts at Auckland Council
The PSA says a cost of living crisis is not the time to be cutting jobs.
Pak’nSaves compared: Why is the same cheese $6 more expensive at one?
The same cheese at Pak'nSave Mangere is 60 per cent more expensive than across town.
'Simply not enough': Foodbanks struggling to feed families
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Opinion: Why the rental crisis is a national disgrace
Opinion: Kāinga Ora’s home ownership schemes deserve more taxpayer money.
Inflation takes away gains from Labour’s Working for Families package
Inflation is eating away at people's benefits.
New law opens door to more research on tax paid, or not paid, by the super rich
A new bill makes it easier for the IRD to regularly probe and report people's tax affairs.
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Food prices: How to stop throwing your money in the bin
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Revealed: City homes wasting 84 tonnes of food a week - and what you can do about it
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Crime explosion, Costco and Ikea pose challenges to Briscoes: Rod Duke
He assured shareholders the group is aware of competition
$15 Fakeaway Friday: Easy Italian on a budget
Instead of dropping your cash at an Italian restaurant, look to your own pantry.
My Food Bag profits dive 60%, staff cut, plans to delist from ASX
The Kiwi meal kit company says it's working to cut overheads and up profits.
Labour’s Māori caucus 'all satisfied' with the $825 million ‘Māori Budget’
Minister Willie Jackson defends drop in funding - these are 'very, very tough times'.
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Liam Dann: Why not live that deficit life a bit longer?
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Shane Te Pou: Chris Hipkins’ bread and butter Budget
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'It’s the difference between being able to afford to go to work or not.'
Pensioner hoped for more focus on struggling superannuitants in Budget
Bill MacPherson happy with family announcements but feels pensioners missed out.