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Inside Economics with Liam Dann: Why can’t Kiwis fix their mortgage for 30 years?

In the second of his new mid-week columns, Liam Dann answers reader questions.

'Dramatic' rates rises needed to balance Hamilton's books

Rates could increase by an average of 19.9 per cent in the 2024/25 financial year.

Deal broken: Property investors to get slightly less tax relief than promised

The interest limitation rule is set to start being phased out during the next tax year.

Double the pay: Kiwi nurses still heading to Oz despite big pay rises at home

One nurse says she gets twice the pay, free return airfares, accommodation and a car.

'Move to Auckland': Dentists tell parents to wait 'up to three years' for kids' check-ups

14 per cent of kids due for an oral health check-up in 2022 are yet to be seen.

Editorial: Brace for some serious economic pain ahead

OPINION: Credit and mortgage distress is rising fast as interest rates bite.

Leftovers and beans on toast: The cheap foods that can help you lose weight

Telegraph: 'Resistant starch' is the kind you want - and it's already in your kitchen.

Letters: Leave food in schools programme alone; the ‘demise’ of rugby

OPINION: 'So far, this Government has done nothing to alleviate child poverty.'

Up or down - how does the Official Cash Rate actually affect your mortgage rate?

What is the Official Cash Rate and how does it control lending rates?

Political Roundup: Labour's worst week highlights its existential crisis

OPINION: The Labour Party's fortunes go from bad to worse.

How the RBNZ is losing the inflation race

Canada is back in the ideal inflation range - why aren't we?

To hike or not to hike - economists divided on RBNZ's big rate call

ANZ is expecting the official cash rate to be raised from 5.5 per cent next week.

Foodbank running low on important items

Kāpiti Community Foodbank is running out of many important items following a busy January.

Stretching the food budget: Working parents skip meals to save money as prices rise

Both parents work fulltime and budget 52 weeks of the year.

Opinion: Never mind the mice, what's the Govt doing to stop rising food prices?

Never mind the mice, there's something else in the supermarkets that's out of control.

Debate on scrapping GST on kai heads to Parliament

Waititi says removing GST from kai would be the start of 'the radical shake-up'.