Increases for vegetable prices were offset by declines for grocery foods.

Retail spending on electronic cards rose in April.

Another major stocktake has painted a grim picture of our freshwater environment.

Record high growth in immigration numbers to New Zealand is not sustainable, expert says.

China continues to make up the biggest source of permanent and long-term arrivals.

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Five findings from a new independent stocktake of the state of our lakes and rivers.

Meanwhile, a plan to require all NGOs to give up their private data has been criticised.

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New Zealanders are drinking stronger beer and more often than they were last year.

Retail spending continues to rise with electronic card transaction sales up 5.6 per cent or $270 million on the same period last year.

The gap between housing supply and demand in New Zealand is growing by 40 homes a day.

As our population ages, retirement at 65 is becoming out of reach for most.

The unemployment rate rose to 5.2 per cent as labour force participation rate reached an all-time high.

In 2016, more migrants came to New Zealand on work visas and more holidaymakers arrived than ever before.

Food prices fell in December, with vegetables, meat and dairy cheaper, although fruit became more expensive.

New Zealanders spent more on their cards in retail stores last month than any previous December.

New Zealand commodity prices rose in December, the eighth consecutive monthly gain, as dairy prices continued to improve.

A Property Institute said the situation "threatens the fundamentals of what it means to be a Kiwi".

Home ownership has hit a record low with the least number of Kiwis living in their own home in 66 years.

More than 80 Kiwi kids were abducted or kidnapped in the first nine months of 2016.

A booming construction sector continued helped New Zealand's economy grow at a faster pace than expected in the third quarter.

New Zealand's booming migration and tourism set new records in November, with arrivals continuing to increase and departures steadily lower.

New Zealand food prices rose slightly in November after adjusting for typical seasonal patterns.

New Zealand consumer confidence slipped from a 19-month high this month while remaining relatively upbeat.

School leavers remarkably unaffected by earthquakes, surprising research finds.

Nearly one in three Kiwi households are spending over a quarter of their income on housing, according to Statistics New Zealand.