'Rapidly rising': Kiwis face housing pain despite inflation drop
Food prices have stabilised, but insurance, rates and rents are still “rising rapidly".
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Adopt a Granny programme to help elderly with extra food and social support
The initiative started in response to some elderly going without food.
Opinion: NZ fruit and veg prices are going up way faster than processed food
OPINION: NZ’s price inflation remains more persistent than many other developed countries.
Liam Dann: Are we winning the inflation battle? Verdict due this week with CPI data out
Consumer Price Index data should confirm whether November rate cut hopes are on the mark.
Editorial: The familiar fall of SPQR is a lesson
OPINION: SPQR was felled by forces that seem all too familiar to the hospitality industry.
Angus Simms: Record-breaking fruit season celebrated but still work to do in food waste
OPINION: Wonky Box ticks the food and waste boxes.
Annual food prices drop for first time in six years - fruit and veges lead the way
Good news for the inflation fight as food prices continue to ease, Stats NZ figures show.
From farm to art: How wonky avocados are helping the fight against food waste
Auckland photographer Adam Popovich partners with Wonky Box to highlight food waste in New Zealand. Video / Carson Bluck
World headed for ‘food wars’, warns major commodities trader
Financial Times: Concerns protectionist policies are exacerbating inflation,
Aroha ki te tangata: Sharing the love through kai
We trail Matarora and the crew, packing up food parcels to spread some love to whanau who could use a helping hand. Made with the help of Te Mangai Paho
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
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
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
Willis was probed over why the Nats didn't campaign on how many families were worse off.
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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
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
The Finance Minister is promising the tax cuts won't be inflationary.
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?
OPINION: More than 1000 Kiwis a week are packing their bags. Who can blame them?
Inside Economics: That lost 1994 Pak'nSave receipt, China's rebound, and are banks ripping us off?
OPINION: Liam Dann answers economics questions and digs through the week's economic news.
Nine tips on how to stretch your food budget
The ultimate guide to reducing food waste and saving money.
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
Treasury has put everything on the table.
'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?
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
The New Zealand Food Network has revealed a 42 per cent increase in demand.
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?
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?
OPINION: Could this be a one-term government?
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
Customers find packets are underweight by as much as 75g.
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
The Act leader says the Labour Party didn't set aside funds for school lunches after 2024.
Opinion: Why are food rescues doing the $70m job of Government? - Angela Calver
OPINION: Food rescues like KiwiHarvest offer a lifeline to communities.