Cost Of Living
Te Puke Primary School providing three meals a day for pupils
A Western Bay of Plenty school is providing breakfast lunch and dinner - and even transport so kids can get to class.
As well as KidsCan's research on children going to school hungry, it's also found… Video, Audio
Food bank robbery a sign of desperation - Dave Letele
'Next time just ask' - the reaction from Dave Letele after his South Auckland foodbank was broken into yesterday.
Thieves took off with at least $10,000 worth of goods. It's come at a time when food… Video, Audio
Why your caffeine fix is getting more expensive
The price of your flat white is going up. The Detail tries to find out why. Audio
Political commentators Gareth Hughes & Ben Thomas
Our political commentators discuss the government's Kiwisaver tax u-turn, the cost of living payment, Luxon ruling out a Freedoms NZ coalition, and the Greens co-leadership. Gareth Hughes is a former… Audio
The hand that holds the purse strings
Why is the Reserve Bank facing flak from every angle over its economic handling of the pandemic? Audio
Mediawatch: A government in the gun over accidental generosity
The government came under fire over some misdirected cost of living payments this week, but the more enduring story might be who didn't get paid, rather than who did. Audio
The Week in Detail: Brain drains, All Blacks and student finances
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Week in Detail: Duopolies, polytechs and Niue
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
New Zealand's food wastage problem
We're producing up to 150,000 tonnes of surplus food every year. The New Zealand Food Network steps up and takes it before it reaches what would've been its destination: landfill. Audio
Kriddles Roberts: Empowering the west Auckland community
Kriddles Roberts is doing everything she can to help people in need in west Auckland - The Detail heads along to one of her community events. Audio
Sky-rocketing cost of returning to the office
Throughout the past two years, working from home has become the norm and many employees want to keep it that way due to the extra costs of returning to the office. Audio
The recipe for a cost of living crisis
The cost of food, petrol and rent is soaring, and inflation is at its highest level in 30 years - how did it come to this? Audio
Cost of living 'a crisis for many families' - Social Development Minister
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… Video, Audio
Petrol prices burning a hole in taxi, Uber drivers' incomes
For those who make a living from being on the road, the inflated petrol prices are beginning to burn.
Taxi and Uber drivers have told Checkpoint rising fuel prices have then mulling whether its even… Video, Audio
Cost of living in NZ
A survey by the Council of Trade Unions found 41 per cent of the more than 1000 respondents said their income was not keeping up with the cost of living and they feel they're becoming worse off. Yet… Audio
Housing, petrol prices blamed for income shortfall
High house prices and more expensive petrol and dairy products could be why some people feel like their wages don't meet the cost of living, says an economist.
Elena Casas-Montanez: Protests in France
Many Parisian tourist attractions and museums, along with shops on the Champs-Élysées are closed this weekend amidst fears of renewed violence in the French capital. Authorities have deployed… Audio
Wanaka families struggling as cost of living soars
Some Wanaka residents say they feel like they need to win Lotto to be able to afford to live in the booming and increasingly pricey town. Audio
Auckland too expensive so teacher spends two hours a day in car
Kaveeta Shiri-wastow, who can't afford to live in Auckland, spends fifteen hours a week in her car, and $200 a week on petrol, getting to and from her teaching job. Video, Audio
Supermarket essentials cost a third less in Australia
Australia on the left. New Zealand on the right. Even accounting for currency exchange, a supermarket basket of 11 essentials costs $13 more in New Zealand - 37 percent more than Australia.
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