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Pinch point headlines with summaries.

• People turning to pedal power to save money

  New Zealand economy

  25 Sep 2025

  

  Bike charities and loan schemes in Wellington are in demand, and the clientele is increasingly shifting towards middle class wage-earners. Audio

  Bike charities getting more people cycling as transport costs rise

• 'I'm very fearful': Surge in demand for free health clinic

  New Zealand

  22 Sep 2025

  

  "The cost of a GP is a killer for a lot of people," says the manager of a free kaupapa Māori hauora clinic in Central Hawke's Bay. Audio

  'I'm very fearful': Surge in demand for free health clinic

• Urban dwellers doing it tough in two-speed economy

  Business money

  18 Sep 2025

  

  Foodbanks are seeing more people who need help, including those who are working.

  Urban dwellers falling behind in two-speed economy

• Built on trust: Porirua $291k savings pool offers financial lifeline

  Business money

  17 Sep 2025

  

  A trust-based community-run wealth pool is helping families access interest-free loans and escape the cycle of crippling debt.

  Porirua community creates its own bank to beat loan sharks

• Regional economy shows greenshoots of recovery

  Business economy

  17 Sep 2025

  

  After a handful of tough years, farmers in Taranaki are getting a bumper payout for dairy and record beef prices. Audio

  Regional economy shows greenshoots of recovery

• 'Don't worry bro': The man working to get people jobs

  New Zealand economy

  11 Sep 2025

  

  As a growing number of Central Hawke's Bay residents desperately search for work, local man Bevan Thompson is helping. Audio

  'Don't worry bro, we'll get it done': the mahi behind finding jobs

• 'Busier than ever': Cost of living a boon for butchers

  Business food

  5 Sep 2025

  

  As meat prices soar, RNZ looks at what meat people are choosing to buy and from where. Audio

  Cost of living driving demand for homekill, local butchers

• 'I've taught myself not to like it': Butter on the chopping block as prices rise

  New Zealand economy

  4 Sep 2025

  

  While the cost of living is seeing some residents forgoing small pleasures like real dairy, others are giving up entirely on saving for retirement. Audio

  Pinch Point: butter on the chopping block in Ōpōtiki

• The workers forced to live in cars

  New Zealand housing

  3 Sep 2025

  

  "Sadly nowadays if you have got a car, it is more shelter than some have got".

  Pinch Point: Working poor forced to live in cars

• How Wellington shoppers are saving money at markets

  New Zealand money

  2 Sep 2025

  

  And what they might being going without in tough economic times.

  Pinch Point: How shoppers are saving coin at Wellington's Harbourside Market

• The vicious cycle of spiralling dental bills

  New Zealand

  1 Sep 2025

  

  Dentists are seeing patients with bigger problems - some because they do not have the money for a check up. Audio

  Pinch Point: The vicious cycle of dental care