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Today, the Government puts its money where its mouth is.
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Car owners cancel insurance policies as cost of living bites
With grocery bills soaring and petrol prices hitting hard, drivers are letting it lapse.
Editorial: Commerce Commission job cuts should cause concern
Between banks, supermarkets and petrol, more oversight is needed not less.
Had depression? Get headaches? Job-hunter 'gobsmacked' by 'invasive' application
The firm says the questions provide relevant information. Applicants don't have to answer.
Fuel prices brought down by competition but motorists still feeling pump pain
The Commerce Commission says price differences cannot be explained by costs alone.
Shane Te Pou: National could lose in 2026, but would Labour be ready to win?
OPINION: Could this be a one-term government?
Economist says interest rate cuts might have to wait until 2025
Inflation is not falling as quickly as economists expected.
Editorial: Inflation is not done yet, but there is some cause for hope
OPINION: Non-tradable inflation still worries economists.
Opinion: Vulnerable, disabled, marginalised targeted - Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
OPINION: True leaders stand up for the rights and dignity of all individuals.
Chlöe Swarbrick: A country is not a company and a PM is not a CEO
OPINION: We are living in the consequences of decisions made by human beings.
April 1 Govt cash boosts: Everything your family can claim from today
Thousands will be affected by the financial adjustments.
Two apps that will help EV owners get to grips with RUCs
Tracking costs (that $26 Auckland-Tauranga round trip will become $58) and topping-up.
Opinion: Scrap the fuel tax in favour of RUCs
OPINION: A mixture of fuel taxes and RUCs is not equitable for road users.
All the cash boosts Kiwis will get from April 1 - and the new tax increase
Thousands will be affected by the changes in just a few days' time.
Where to fill up your car in the Waikato for 50c cheaper
According to Gaspy, 91 could cost as much as $3.15 a litre in some stations.
'Heartless and cruel' - Hipkins hits out at public sector job cuts
Labour's Chris Hipkins has given his first major speech as Opposition leader.
GDP: It's official - we're in recession
Recession as a second quarter of contraction recorded, per capita numbers are even worse.
Grant Robertson talks RBNZ, Covid and what he and Don Brash agree on
Moving away from the OCR as the Reserve Bank’s primary tool is worth looking at, they say.
Editorial: Ominous signs ahead for NZ economy
OPINION: The latest global dairy auction shows demand for our biggest export is down.
NZ still spending more than it earns - but the deficit shrinks as tourists return
The goods deficit narrowed as we imported less, despite falling export returns.
Government to slash road user charges for plug-in hybrids
Plug-in hybrid owners will pay less in road user charges after a change of heart.
The numbers: Will EVs still be cheaper to run after road user charges?
In one scenario, the cost of owning a petrol car is cheaper.
Hamiltonian helps South Sudan fight challenges
Lieutenant Colonel Sheree Alexander is leading a United Nations Mission.
Northlanders watching their pennies as retail spending tanks nationally
Retail spending continues to fall in the region, shop owners and economists confirm.
Editorial: Brace for some serious economic pain ahead
OPINION: Credit and mortgage distress is rising fast as interest rates bite.
Petrol pumps back online after day-long outage blamed on leap year glitch
The curse of February 29 hits Waitomo, Gull and Allied pumps along with BP truckstops.
Political Roundup: Labour's worst week highlights its existential crisis
OPINION: The Labour Party's fortunes go from bad to worse.
To hike or not to hike - economists divided on RBNZ's big rate call
ANZ is expecting the official cash rate to be raised from 5.5 per cent next week.
Debate on scrapping GST on kai heads to Parliament
Waititi says removing GST from kai would be the start of 'the radical shake-up'.
Auckland's regional fuel tax explained
Everything you need to know about Auckland's 11.5 cent per litre regional fuel tax coming to an end. Video / Alyse Wright
Retail spending rebounds but monetary policy still holding us back
Electronic card transaction data for January showed a bump in spending.
'Failure to plan': Auckland Transport woes only the beginning
Transport policies, plans and projects have fallen since the coalition Govt took to power.
Letters: Herne Bay residents object to sewerage upgrade; fuel tax scrapped
OPINION: And "David Seymour does rather have the doleful eyes of a turtle".
Wayne Brown rules out rates rise to fund Auckland transport projects
It comes after the new Govt announced it will end Auckland's fuel tax on June 30.