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Cost of food increases at its fastest since 1990

As the cost of food increases at its fastest pace since 1990, Madison Reidy explains what could be causing the surge. Video / NZ Herald

Bread or buns? Shoppers forced to choose just one bread product due to shortage

Supply issues left some shoppers with just crumbs this weekend.

Cheddar cheese, yoghurt, potato chips lead cost-of-living ‘squeeze’

Big food price squeeze in the past year.

Christmas shortages: The toys and gadgets you might not see under the tree

Be flexible and prepared for festivities as staff shortages and supply chain issues bite.

The icecream divide: As a city changes, the west is losing its treats

The owner of Rush Munro's says changes are creating a city of 'two very distinct areas'.

Costco: 'Hundreds, maybe even a thousand' in weekend queue

One Costco shopper thought up to 1000 people might be in the line at new store today.

Focus: New World’s Everyday Low Price put to the test

In a battle for the cheapest groceries, New World has entered the competition with its Everyday Low Price initiative, but does it ease the damage at the checkout? Video / NZ Herald

Focus: Karen's Diner bringing the world's worst service to NZ

Would you pay for the worst service? You soon can with what could be the world's rudest restaurant, Karen's Diner, coming to NZ. Video / NZ Herald

Sasha Borissenko: Up close and personal with Easter trading rules

The rules are complex, increasingly bureaucratic and the intended benefits can be lost.

Auckland single mum starts baby formula company

Elke Pascoe explains how she lives a transtasman lifestyle juggling being mum and CEO.

Focus: Battle of the hot cross buns

NZ Herald’s Cheree Kinnear and Bethany Reitsma travel across Tāmaki Makaurau to find the best hot cross buns this Easter. Video / NZ Herald

'We've run out of staff': Restaurants shut up shop, say Omicron catastrophic

Some eateries have staff but no customers; some have customers, no staff. Some face both.

Short and sweet relief for Kiwi bakers after brown sugar appears then disappears from shelves

Production for brown sugar has restarted but it's sold out as soon as it hits the shelf.

Pandemic exposes NZ's supply chain vulnerability

Inflation is at the highest it has been in years because of the pressures of the pandemic.

Price of mince: Budget-friendly staple now too expensive for some

Free-range chicken breasts are often cheaper than once-humble mince.

Why so long? Critical worker register could take another two weeks

Business leader warns register will add unnecessary bureaucracy.