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Simon Wilson: The Labour collapse - fit for the war but not for the peace

OPINION: Labour won the pandemic war, but did not know how to win the peace that followed.

Sasha Borissenko: Weet-Bix saga opens whole can of worms

OPINION: Should Sanitarium be allowed tax breaks?

Liam Dann: Luxon's first job is to revive confidence

OPINION: Christopher Luxon will need all his management training and experience.

Kiwis put clothes shopping on hold as interest rates bite

Card spending data shows economy slowing as higher interest rates bite.

Christopher Luxon’s $60 grocery shop: How much does it buy?

The National leader confirmed the $60 only covered three breakfasts and one meal.

Cost of living breakthrough? Food prices fall in September

After months of punishing hikes, how much did food prices change in September?

‘Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose’: Phil’s Gardens to close

After 43 years, the cyclone and rising costs bring an end to the market garden in Meeanee.

Urge to splurge dries out in new card spending data

Pools are tanking, but Barbenheimer and some hardy perennial fixes were star performers.

Pre-Christmas rate hike less likely but prospects of OCR cut more distant?

OPINION: Hawkish, dovish, or a bit of both? The RBNZ continues to watch and wait.

Coffees and cash: 5 tips for surviving the cost of living crisis

How you can have joy - and pay your bills as well.

Will Reserve Bank lift interest rates again? Last call before election...

Can the RBNZ stick to its earlier call that the OCR has peaked?

Editorial: Early voting starts, have your say in the best way for you

OPINION: Our editorial on early voting as the official voting period begins.

Retail recession: Costs and crime crushing profits

The Warehouse Group is one major retailer suffering amid inflation.

'Are you high right now?': The bar room debate for Auckland Central

"Are you stoned right now?" Auckland Central candidates go head to head on Karangahape Rd.

Editorial: Hipkins chips away away at late election opening

OPINION: The Labour leader has shown fight in the latest debate but will it be enough?

Warehouse Group's worst-performing retail brand revealed

It might be selling more in a cost-of-living crisis, but its profits are weak.