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Food prices fall for third month, but groceries, power still rising

Stats NZ's latest selected price index shows third monthly decline in food prices.

All I want for Christmas is a break from you – PM's gift to coalition partners

Christopher Luxon's gift to his coalition partners is a break from each other.

'Now we finish the job': Why Auckland's mayor is backing a 7.9% rates rise

For an average household, rates will climb to $4341.

Some parts of the country still being hit harder by rising premiums

The average house insurance quote has risen almost twice as fast in one region.

Diana Clement: What charities really need at Christmas

OPINION: Salvation Army's Andrew Wilson says need is rising as cash donations fall.

'Return of the investor': Kiwibank forecasts brighter economic days ahead

NZ dodged trade war bullets and now the housing market and retail spending are picking up.

How US voters really feel about affordability

Analysis: Evidence piles up that Americans are unhappy with their financial situations.

Meals, care, and compassion: Community initiative steps up for struggling pensioners

More than 1300 Bay of Plenty superannuitants are relying on food parcels to get by.

How rate caps and mayor-only boards could reshape your council

Rates rises would be capped at between 2% and 4% under the new plan.

Richard Prebble: Why moving to Australia may not be the upgrade young Kiwis expect

OPINION: Australia's average fulltime pay is higher, but inflation there is rising.

Financial stress at Christmas? Try these simple tricks to protect your wellbeing

Wellbeing coach Nikki Silvester says money stress is often emotional, not fiscal.

Cost-of-living pressures driving more middle and high income earners to seek financial help

Financial practitioners are seeing an average of 40 clients per month.

Bog standard shrinkflation? Purex Mega Long toilet rolls not so long

Even toilet paper is feeling the crunch in the cost-of-living crisis.

Home ownership at the core of the ‘Kiwi Dream’, but 46% have ‘given up hope’ - survey

Kiwibank boss says there is a resilience and determination to get on the property ladder.

'The new price of eggs': The US political shocks of data centres and power bills

NY Times: Democrats zeroed in on utilities and affordability to win Republican support.

'I'm worth over $1m, but life's still a struggle': The reality for NZ's squeezed middle

Five Kiwis reveal why their 'good' salaries no longer feel enough to get ahead.