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Egg fight: Bakers battling for hot cross bun supplies this Easter

Local bakeries face unprecedented pressure this Easter to keep prices low for customers.

Brooke van Velden: Money’s too tight to mention

Households around NZ are tightening their belts - and Govt needs to as well.

'There's no money’: The country reeling under 100% inflation

Prices of essential items, including food, have doubled in a year, people dying of hunger.

Cost of food surges: Growers 'battling hard' to reduce fresh produce prices

Leaderbrand chief executive says fresh produce price hikes are not positive for growers.

Woolworths profits continue to rise through cost-of-living crisis

Woolworths Group's results show a 14% rise in profits and an almost 40% drop in earnings.

'Expect to see higher menu prices': Minimum wage increases $1.50 per hour

The adult minimum wage will be rising to $22.70 per hour from April 1

The Warehouse trials fresh produce sales

More stores could be stocked with fresh produce if the trial is successful.

Cyclone Gabrielle slams north, NZ transport shutdown & Council urgently probes falling streetlamps | Focus Morning Bulletin: 13 February, 2023

Heavy winds and monster waves hit the upper North Island as Cyclone Gabrielle moves in, how the bad weather’s affecting our transport and roads and the death toll in Turkey and Syria rises in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Hipkins' first day on the job, fruit & veg price drop & tanks sent into Ukraine | Focus Morning Bulletin: 26 January, 2023

Hipkins gets set to talk business, some good news on the way at the checkout and Western countries ramp up their support for Ukraine in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Russia rejoins Ukrainian grain exports deal

Russia rejoins wartime deal after Ukraine says it won't use Black Sea route to attack.

Russia to suspend UN-brokered Ukraine grain export deal, citing Black Sea drone attack

Under deal, 9 million tons of grain exported from Ukraine, lowering global food prices.

Seven cost-cutting food hacks to learn from older generations

Thriftiness is the order of the day, so here’s how to get the best value in the kitchen.

Papers show scramble to fix cost of living payment

Officials scrambled to find a way to stop the payment going to overseas people.

Focus Morning Bulletin: 14 September, 2022

Queen Elizabeth lands in London, a review of New Zealand's electoral laws and why our national carrier has teamed up with NASA in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Focus: New World’s Everyday Low Price put to the test

In a battle for the cheapest groceries, New World has entered the competition with its Everyday Low Price initiative, but does it ease the damage at the checkout? Video / NZ Herald

Focus Morning Bulletin: 1 August, 2022

The cost of living payment mistake leaving overseas New Zealanders confused, Kiwi singer opens up on dramatic exit and why Prince Charles is facing questions over charity donations in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Focus: What Kiwis can expect at Costco

An exclusive look at the products and deals Kiwis can expect from Costco coming soon to NZ. Video / NZ Herald

Foodstuffs rolls back food prices on over 100 items

Foodstuffs rolls back prices by an average of 10% on more than 110 everyday items to 2021 levels. Video / Supplied