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Food prices rose again - with groceries up nearly 14 per cent in a year.
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Inflation for longer and OCR higher - economists’ grim forecast
Reserve Bank was right to take a tough line on inflation, Infometrics says.
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Financial adviser Lisa Dudson talks tackling debt and getting ahead.
Inflation hits tradies hard as disaster recovery continues
Price of supplies surging, but many traders don't want to charge more, survey finds.
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US inflation falls again - but it’s a slow return to normal
Data shows price increases moderating, but progress remains gradual.
Liam Dann: It’s not Adrian Orr’s job to be popular
OPINION: The RBNZ stuck to its guns on the inflation fight and copped it from all sides.
'Will push NZ into recession': Warning over Reserve Bank rate hike
Reserve Bank delivers its latest Monetary Policy Review.
How high will it go? Reserve Bank likely to hike OCR again today
Economists say the banking crisis and lower GDP mean a smaller rate hike.
Reserve Bank to hike OCR again - but by how much?
Economists say the banking crisis and lower GDP mean a smaller rate hike.
Mortgage squeeze: More loan payments missed as Kiwis feel pinch of rising rates
Data reveals impact rising interest rates are having on mortgages.
‘I’m stunned it’s so little’: Landlord reacts to record rent prices, cost of living
High inflation, food prices make less dramatic rent increases surprising, landlord says.
‘Clobbered’: Household expenses could increase by $150 a week this year - ASB
Mortgage repayments, food and transport costs will be the biggest contributors.
Richard Prebble: Ardern, Hipkins and the coup that nobody voted for, or saw coming
OPINION: Labour's legal coup must have been the result of months of secret debate.
Cost of living: Food now a bigger worry than housing
Survey reveals who is feeling it the hardest.
Liam Dann: Big GDP slump muddies outlook and divides economists
RBNZ's Adrian Orr said it was time to 'cool the jets'. GDP data suggests we listened.
Cost of food surges: Growers 'battling hard' to reduce fresh produce prices
Leaderbrand chief executive says fresh produce price hikes are not positive for growers.
Food prices rise most since 1989 - up 12 per cent for the year
Flood impacts added to inflation woes to push fruit and vegetable prices higher.
Rise in job adverts points to more inflation pressure
New SEEK data contains some worrying signs for the Reserve Bank.
Mortgage arrears climbing as interest rate pressure builds
More than 18,000 households were behind in mortgage payments in January.
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.
Liam Dann: Inflation data offers little for new PM to cheer about
The topline numbers remained stubbornly unmoved from the previous quarter.
Latest inflation stats: Rising cost of housing, food and transport
The consumers price index shot up by 7.2 per cent, but some "encouraging" signs noticed.
Carmen Hall: Food price hikes will hurt poorest most
Vegetable soup has got me through a few winters.
Inflation expected to remain 'red hot'
Economists expect inflation to have fallen a fraction in the December quarter.
After a pay rise this year? Don't bank on it
Tight control over salary budgets a hard truth for many employees.
Households’ finances moving from squeezed to crushed, economist warns
Pressure on family budgets will become more intense this year.