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Cost of living

Cost of living
Watch: Food banks and budget advisers face cuts from next week with some providers saying they'll be forced to drastically reduce the number of food parcels they hand out.
Cost Of Living

'They need you': Auckland City Mission calls for help as Govt slashes funding
Kaiora Tipene criticises the process for accessing Work and Income Funeral Grants.
Ministry of Social Development

'Casketeers' star calls Funeral Grant process 'archaic', 'daunting'

Watch: Hugo Moffett speaks with AM.
Cost Of Living

Kiwi teen creates website for second-hand school uniforms to combat 'crazy expensive' prices

New Zealand Food Network's latest survey found the demand for food support last year was up 42 percent on the year before.
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Cost Of Living

Rapidly growing number of New Zealanders fearful about where their next meal is coming from
Watch: StarJam chief executive Gilli Sinclair on AM.
Disabilities

Organisation helping disabled people launches urgent appeal amid closure threat
Watch: Online school is proving a hit for an increasing number of Kiwi kids.
Education

'A lot more flexibility': Online schools surging as cost of living, bullying push kids away
Shoppers say they're still searching for savings, despite a drop in prices for fresh produce.
Supermarkets

Fruit and vege prices drop, but shoppers still feel the pain
Watch: Variety mum Sue Stone says not to judge a book by its cover, after she had to turn to charity for help to pay her child's huge medical bills.
Poverty

'Don't judge the book by the cover': Kiwi mum's advice as number of children in poverty rises
Retail businesses across the country are struggling as Kiwis spend less money.
Business

Demand for insolvency services ramps up as retailers struggle to stay afloat
The 2.1 percent increase in the past year is "noticeably lower" than the 12 percent hike Kiwis experienced in the 12 months to February 2023, Stats NZ said.
Food Prices

Fruit and vege prices plummet but eating out gets way more expensive - new stats

Related video: Some Upper Hutt motorists queued for hours for cheap fuel when Waitomo opened there in 2019.
Fuel

Petrol prices slashed as cheap operator expands further south
Dr Lance Mundy on AM.
Dental

Half of all Kiwis avoiding dentist due to rising costs