Last night we brought you the story of families being forced to choose between food and petrol, school lunches or gas to get to their jobs.
Inflation has hit a 30 year high; petrol's cracking $3 a litre, with many saying they're struggling to pay for the basics.
Ko taku manuhiri inaianei ko Carmel Sepuloni - Social Development Minister - talks to Lisa Owen.
Sepuloni acknowledges there is a cost of living crisis for many families, particularly those on low incomes.
"Inflation is high, we know petrol costs in particular have skyrocketed... They certainly will be feeling it, so I think for many families it is a crisis."
