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Mortgage squeeze: More loan payments missed as Kiwis feel pinch of rising rates

Data reveals impact rising interest rates are having on mortgages.

'Everyone is feeling the pinch': Living wage set to increase in September

The New Zealand Living Wage rate will increase by 9.9 per cent.

Peter Gordon: reflections on returning home

Seasonal vegetables will help combat the increasing price of food.

Cars on a budget

New car buying on a budget isn't easy, but there are still plenty of options around.

‘It shouldn’t be a luxury’: Soaring ticket prices leave gig-goers cold

Many staff moved to other industries during pandemic - gig-goers are feeling the pinch.

The cash boosts Kiwis will get from today

The Government's $2 billion cost-of-living policy comes into effect today.

Brutal rental market: Harrowing tales of the hunt for a home

What it's like living in a garage: 'I never imagined I’d end up like this.'

‘Hostile economic environment’: Hospitality businesses feeling the strain

“It’s becoming less and less appealing for people.”

Richard Prebble: Ardern, Hipkins and the coup that nobody voted for, or saw coming

OPINION: Labour's legal coup must have been the result of months of secret debate.

Cost of living: The issue that could determine the next election

It's one thing all politicians are focused on.

Price Tracker: Explore the data behind the rising cost of living

The rising cost of living and the return of inflation is hitting Kiwis hard.

Cost of living: Food now a bigger worry than housing

Survey reveals who is feeling it the hardest.

Jo Raphael: New series aims to help families navigate cost of living crisis

OPINION: I don't know how some families are coping.

Food prices have been 'hiked up' - but here's how a mum saves money

A Tauranga mum's food bill has doubled in three years, but these actions keep costs down.

Thrifty tip: What this mum does at the supermarket to save money on food

Their families still eat well, despite being strict on the budget.

London Heathrow security guards to strike for 10 days over Easter

It's the latest in mass UK strikes and will cause chaos over busy Easter travel period.