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'Worst it's been': How cafes are adjusting to soaring butter prices

'Butter-wise, we haven't passed the buck on to the consumer yet.'

Steven Joyce: Why it's time to scrutinise Fonterra's role in rising food prices

OPINION: Dairy prices are rising; butter now costs $3 more than last year.

Editorial: All Blacks tests at risk of being an event for the well-heeled

Opinion: The Boks at Eden Park is one of those games you want to take your children to.

Editorial: Political noise drowns out economic reality

OPINION: Butter is expensive and Kiwis are leaving this country.

Butter prices soar 65%, driving food cost higher, new data shows

Stats NZ's selected prices index includes power, rent, food and travel.

Gregor Paul: How corporate greed could price fans out of rugby's biggest match

OPINION: Live entertainment seems to have lost the plot.

Resene workers on less than living wage gather to share struggle to survive

Employees say they work 'extremely hard' but still earn less than living wage.

Could you make $20 last a week?

Marama T-Pole bought gumboots, breaking her $20 budget at an op shop.

Liam Dann: RBNZ needs to cut interest rates further and faster

OPINION: The only certainty around the economic direction right now is uncertainty.

Annual inflation up to 2.5%

New CPI data shows rents drove an increase in inflation.

New inflation data due today: Are prices on the rise again?

Global tariff turmoil is making the inflation outlook more uncertain.

Power prices to increase ahead of winter – what you need to know

With winter coming, electricity price rises will add more strain for struggling Kiwis.

Editorial: Pressure will rise on Govt if cost of living crunch doesn't ease

OPINION: Kiwis are struggling more now than during the 2022 inflation peak.

‘Not making the connection’: Kiwis grim over cost of living despite economic upturn

Pessimistic outlook despite steady inflation and falling interest rates.

Senior MP Willie Jackson says Labour Govt should've taken GST off meat

Labour proposed removing GST from fruit and vegetables ahead of the 2023 election.

On The Up - ‘Fresh produce is now a luxury’: Northlanders tackle food crisis

Northlanders help families become self-reliant by growing their own vegetables.