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![Food price inflation running out of steam in latest stats](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Food price inflation running out of steam in latest stats
Cheaper chicken and lamb, big drop in fresh produce prices, but bank warns of 'payback'.
![Inside Economics: Winners and losers in the interest rate game - and why it matters](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Inside Economics: Winners and losers in the interest rate game - and why it matters
OPINION: We need to stop self-pathologising, because NZ's not that special.
![A confronting new trend: Pensioners call on charities for food parcels, furniture and blankets](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
A confronting new trend: Pensioners call on charities for food parcels, furniture and blankets
Ian Jones never imagined he'd need to be helping over-65s through winter.
![Watch: Jack Tame v Nicola Willis in heated post-Budget debate on Q+A](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch: Jack Tame v Nicola Willis in heated post-Budget debate on Q+A
Willis was probed over why the Nats didn't campaign on how many families were worse off.
![Budget build-up: Cookies over sausage rolls - Luxon and Willis say they're 'ready to deliver'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Budget build-up: Cookies over sausage rolls - Luxon and Willis say they're 'ready to deliver'
Today, the Government puts its money where its mouth is.
![How to feed your Kiwi family for $40 per person a week](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
How to feed your Kiwi family for $40 per person a week
A 21-year-old student nurse has shared her thrifty cooking hacks.
![Luxon and Willis speak ahead of their 'careful' Budget, 240-plus savings initiatives](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Luxon and Willis speak ahead of their 'careful' Budget, 240-plus savings initiatives
The Finance Minister is promising the tax cuts won't be inflationary.
![Car owners cancel insurance policies as cost of living bites](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Car owners cancel insurance policies as cost of living bites
With grocery bills soaring and petrol prices hitting hard, drivers are letting it lapse.
![Shane Te Pou: Will the Budget give young people a reason to stay in NZ?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Shane Te Pou: Will the Budget give young people a reason to stay in NZ?
OPINION: More than 1000 Kiwis a week are packing their bags. Who can blame them?
![Lost Pak’nSave receipt from 1994 reveals how much Kiwis' groceries have inflated](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Lost Pak’nSave receipt from 1994 reveals how much Kiwis' groceries have inflated
Remember when a 1kg block of cheese cost less than $6?
![Treasury's toxic cocktail of tax hikes, spending cuts and asset sales to fix books](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Treasury's toxic cocktail of tax hikes, spending cuts and asset sales to fix books
Treasury has put everything on the table.
!['Worst shrinkflation': Are your Tim Tams getting smaller?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Worst shrinkflation': Are your Tim Tams getting smaller?
After opening a New Zealand factory last year, the brand has hit back at brutal claims.
![Liam Dann's Inside Economics: Does high immigration make unemployment worse?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Liam Dann's Inside Economics: Does high immigration make unemployment worse?
OPINION: More migrants, fewer jobs? And what's driving olive oil and coffee price spikes?
![‘It’s a big problem’: Demand grows for food support](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
‘It’s a big problem’: Demand grows for food support
The New Zealand Food Network has revealed a 42 per cent increase in demand.
![Focus: Demand for food support grows](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Focus: Demand for food support grows
The number of Kiwis in need of food support has hit concerning levels as foodbanks across the country struggle to keep up with demand. Video / Alyse Wright
![Food prices are rising - so why aren't farmers happy?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Food prices are rising - so why aren't farmers happy?
OPINION: The closer the consumer is to the basic product, the more the farmer receives.
![Shane Te Pou: National could lose in 2026, but would Labour be ready to win?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Shane Te Pou: National could lose in 2026, but would Labour be ready to win?
OPINION: Could this be a one-term government?
![Souffle wins inaugural carrot cook-off competition](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Souffle wins inaugural carrot cook-off competition
The first-ever carrot cook-off in NZ saw a carrot souffle crowned number one.
![More customers claim supermarkets overcharged them for underweight chicken](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
More customers claim supermarkets overcharged them for underweight chicken
Customers find packets are underweight by as much as 75g.
![Editorial: Inflation is not done yet, but there is some cause for hope](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Inflation is not done yet, but there is some cause for hope
OPINION: Non-tradable inflation still worries economists.
!['We're the ones that are saving the school lunch programme' - David Seymour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'We're the ones that are saving the school lunch programme' - David Seymour
The Act leader says the Labour Party didn't set aside funds for school lunches after 2024.