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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.

Cost-of-living crisis over? Inflation stable in June quarter, annual rate down to 3.3%

Hopes were high for a decent fall in the official CPI inflation rate.

'Worse than Covid': Popular cafe faces bleak future from new roadworks in Auckland CBD

'We are at the point of sinking,' says cafe owner Richard O'Hanlon.

Grandson's 'teeth are chattering' in cold house as grandma has to choose between food or power

The woman chooses a warm meal over a warm house and says she can never have both.

Retail in the doldrums: Two popular Newmarket retailers shut up shop

There are clouds over retail throughout the country as consumers close their wallets.

Auckland, Canterbury, Wellington defy house price downturn

High interest rates, cost of living pressures driving some to put their homes up for sale.

Editorial: The familiar fall of SPQR is a lesson

OPINION: SPQR was felled by forces that seem all too familiar to the hospitality industry.

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.

Retail spending slump nearly surpassing '80s sharemarket crash

Low activity overall, but some pick-up in the last few days of June.

Wellington Zoo attracts record visitors, so why is it losing money?

The zoo is aiming to introduce new experiences to boost revenue.

Inside Economics: Could synthetic milk sink the dairy industry?

Could fake milk ruin our economy, and what should we make of the latest tech 'hype cycle'?

Young workers living with parents should contribute financially, adviser says

More young people are staying at home until they are in their twenties.

Company insolvencies and liquidations up, 474,000 people now behind on payments

More people falling behind on their mortgage and credit card payments.

Editorial: The kids aren't all right

OPINION: It will take a united effort to tackle child crime.

Liam Dann: Don't let this tough economic cycle dim our national pride

Opinion: We're not Switzerland or Ireland and we shouldn't try to be, says Liam Dann.

Kiwibank predicts 'significant' interest rate cuts

Economists say for most of us it's a matter of holding on.