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Is Labour really soft on crime? The numbers reveal a surprising story

The Herald has analysed decades of data to see how crime has changed in Aotearoa.

Potato and mushroom soup anyone? Only two veges make cut in latest price freeze

Countdown has implemented a price freeze that doesn't include many healthy choices.

Local Focus: 'Massive increase' in clothing need as cost of living bites, winter nears

Koha Apparel is on a mission to help the vulnerable look good and feel great.

Hard to Find Books will survive 'but it won’t be easy'

Warwick Jordan says Kiwis should continue to experience the magic of second-hand books.

MSD debt balloons to $2.4 billion, family debt rises 25 per cent in a year

Campaigner says Govt inquiry needed to reveal true extent of poverty in NZ.

Risking it all for kaimoana: Māori men putting lives on line in the water as cost of living rises

“Your whānau would rather have you there without that kaimoana, than you not there."

Consumer confidence falls flat, Kiwis slightly more hopeful

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Index in May showed Kiwis expect inflation to ease.

Are businesses pushing up prices to take advantage of inflation?

Some are starting to wonder if businesses have become too enthusiastic with price rises.

Pak’nSaves compared: Why is the same cheese $6 more expensive at one?

The same cheese at Pak'nSave Mangere is 60 per cent more expensive than across town.

'Simply not enough': Foodbanks struggling to feed families

Many families are struggling to put food on the table.

Opinion: Why the rental crisis is a national disgrace

Opinion: Kāinga Ora’s home ownership schemes deserve more taxpayer money.

Inflation takes away gains from Labour’s Working for Families package

Inflation is eating away at people's benefits.

New law opens door to more research on tax paid, or not paid, by the super rich

A new bill makes it easier for the IRD to regularly probe and report people's tax affairs.

Five food swaps that are better for you and your wallet

Shopping hacks to help get you through winter without breaking the bank.

Food prices: How to stop throwing your money in the bin

An expert shares how people can make the most of their groceries as living costs increase.

Revealed: City homes wasting 84 tonnes of food a week - and what you can do about it

An expert shares how people can make the most of their groceries as living costs rise.