Latest from Cost of Living

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.

John Roughan: Govt is scared of upcoming elections, not cost of living

We need a strong government that advises saving, not spending.

'There's no money’: The country reeling under 100% inflation

Prices of essential items, including food, have doubled in a year, people dying of hunger.

The 'bottom line': Teachers share classroom realities in NZ's 'biggest' education strike

“You’re not just with the kids and that’s the end of it after they leave for the day."

'Going hungry': Cost of living making some older people feel like prisoners in own home

Meet the pensioners caught in the rising cost of living crisis.

'Quietly starving' elderly who ask for help just 'tip of the iceberg'

Elderly are struggling to get by as the cost of living keeps rising.

Easy and healthy homemade teriyaki noodles

Two Raw Sisters bring a Fakeaway Friday recipe that is tasty, easy and super good for you.

Wonky Box - the cut-price produce pursuit proving popular

A direct-to-consumer produce delivery box is a hit in this cost of living crisis.

Why going brunette is the 'new practical trend'

"Big shift": With the rise in prices comes the rise of the "recession brunette".

Sunak marks 100 days as UK PM as problems mount

Leader who calmed financial markets after Liz Truss’ disastrous tenure faces many issues.

Auckland floods NZ's biggest non-quake insurance event; PM extends fuel tax cuts

Hipkins reverses Labour's decision to end fuel tax cuts.

School costs leave parents turning to social services

“It’s not fun for people to have to try to meet all these costs."