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Can you do Christmas lunch or dinner for $25 per person?
On a budget? Nikki Birrell crunches the numbers and plans some menus.
'Inspiring': Zorb locals' day sees 2000-plus cans donated for foodbank
It exceeded last year's donation total after the rides sold out within hours.
'On a bit of a lean': Truck laden with donations after brigade foodbank drive
Salvation Army foodbank team 'very grateful' for donations as appeal hits week three.
'Everyone deserves warm kai': Kmart supports foodbank
The wishing tree appeal is in its 31st year and the need for it 'has never been greater'.
What can you buy for $1?
The New Zealand $1 coin has halved in value since it was introduced in 1991.
Foodstuffs to appeal ComCom merger decision
The merger was denied last month by the Commerce Commission.
Food prices fall in October but milk and butter on the rise
Fruit prices go bananas but vegetable costs plummet.
What the foodbank does (and doesn't) need this year
'We have a very generous community that is always willing to give whatever they have.'
Watch: Preschooler helps woman steal from Hamilton store
The store owner was shocked that toddlers we're being 'taught' to steal.
Flagstaff Fresh Choice attempted robbery
CCTV footage shows a woman trying to steal from Fresh Choice Flagstaff, with help from a child, on November 2. Video / Supplied
'Worrying': Hundreds more superannuants using foodbank, long-term need rises
Bay of Plenty Times Foodbank Christmas Appeal launches as longer-term need rises.
2023 election study: What voters wanted and what they got
COMMENT: A year on, the three Government parties have remained ahead in the polls.
Tūrangi Foodbank feeding a big slice of town's population
Tūrangi Foodbank has already delivered 1567 food parcels since October 2023.
Easy ways to make your groceries last longer (and save money)
Shopping list and dinner plan tips to last a whole fortnight.
Olive oil costs heaps - can local producers come to the rescue?
It’s hard for local producers to compete with European and Aussie oil.
Avocadough quiche
Replace butter in the dough with avocado for a healthier version of quiche. Video / Fresh Media
Cocoa crisis forces Hawke’s Bay chocolatier to raise prices
Cocoa prices hit 50-year high; Silky Oak Chocolates plans gradual price hikes.
Are you getting ripped off with sub-par olive oil?
So how can you be sure your EVOO really is extra?
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.
Letters: Don't we want cheaper groceries?
OPINION: 'More expensive bureaucrats to roll back existing bureaucrats.'
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.
Sweet as ... no? Chocolate set to get more expensive
There is a warning worse may be to come.
Opinion: Why supermarkets need a regulatory kick up the backside
OPINION: Unfortunately, a level playing field is not much use if nobody turns up to play.
Editorial: NZ needs a third major supermarket player
OPINION: Tinkering around the edges has not been enough to make a difference.
The food price spike is over, but what are we left with?
How much more are people really paying for groceries?
Inside Economics: Goodbye inflation, hello deflation (already?)
OPINION: And what does 'soft landing' actually mean? Liam Dann asks.
Letters: The real local council priorities; sad state of energy supply
OPINION: 'It is unfortunate that the dominant tower in the city is the casino tower.'