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App allows people to buy food cheap before it's thrown away

Cafes can retain some value in products that would otherwise get thrown away.

Opinion: Why education needs investment in NZ

OPINION: NZ must sort out domestic education to ensure a supply for the workforce.

Trumponomics: The radical plan that would reshape America’s economy

Financial Times: Critics warn bid to boost manufacturing could cause tensions.

Wellington mayor backtracks on claim she sold car to pay her bills

Tory Whanau says she sold her car because she no longer needed to drive in Wellington.

Liam Dann: NZ’s GDP per capita problem is about to solve itself – that’s not good news

NZ faces a long stint of low growth unless we shift the dial on migration or productivity.

Matthew Hooton: This Govt is distracted on economy – and bigger problems loom

OPINION: The average four-person household is $1600 a month worse off than in mid-2022.

Editorial: Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau's financial admission fails to relate

OPINION: Whanau selling her car to help pay the bills was surprising, but not relatable.

Six-figure incomes not enough to stop money woes for Kiwis

Wellington mayor Tory Whanau isn't the only high-earning New Zealander under pressure.

Why romance and dating is becoming an unaffordable luxury for young Kiwis

CAB reports a 3.6% rise in young people seeking financial help amid increasing hardships.

Editorial: NZ needs a third major supermarket player

OPINION: Tinkering around the edges has not been enough to make a difference.

Mt Ruapehu life pass holders 'devastated' at losing their $4k passes after liquidation

'The majority of life pass holders have had a very sour taste left in their mouth.'

Concern over housing costs hits record high across rich nations

Financial Times: Rising mortgage costs, rents meet building shortage to stoke crisis.

New Zealand’s standard of living going backwards - report

S&P says there are a number of risks the country needs to address.

'I didn’t have a choice': Woman forced to work through chemo to pay bills

A woman says she was forced to work while battling cancer just to help ends meet.

The food price spike is over, but what are we left with?

How much more are people really paying for groceries?

Financial stress eases for young Kiwis but rises for mortgage holders

Signs financial stress could be easing, but not for everyone.