Cost Of Living
Antonia Watson
ANZ's Antonia Watson talks to Guyon about billion dollar bank profits, whether we're paying too much for our mortgages and why she thinks it's time for a Capital gains tax. Video, Audio
Food support charities struggling to meet unprecedented demand
Charities supporting more than half a million New Zealanders have reported a 40 percent increase in food demand last year - 2023. Audio
Cost of living: What have people given up spending on?
The situation for pet owners may be related to cost of living pressures and this week we've heard about charities struggling to stay afloat as Kiwis pull back their spending. Georgie Hannifin asked… Video, Audio
Higher motorist costs: Coalition's cost of living credentials questioned
The Coalition's cost of living credentials are being questioned, after the Government proposed hiking costs on motorists. It yesterday unveiled its 20 billion dollar draft transport plan, with few… Audio
Does bad economic news make more headlines than good news?
Stories about surging inflation, successive food price rises and more Kiwis in arrears topped bulletins and filled front pages last year. But recent news about slowing inflation, cheaper food and… Audio
Supie's sidelined, so what's next?
Introducing more competition into the grocery sector will be one of the first, and trickiest, tasks facing the new government. Audio
Cost of living in NZ will affect Pasifika children's learning - researcher
Researcher warns high cost of living in New Zealand will affect Pasifika children's learning. Audio
The Week in Detail: El Niño, The Voice, and community gardens
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
A garden for soul food
When living space is tight, a community garden gives residents a place to breathe. Audio
Climate change takes backseat to cost of living for some students
The Electoral Commission's hoping young people will be out in force to vote in this year's general election, building on the jump in youth turnout in 2020. Just over 60 percent of eligible 18-24 year… Audio
The Week in Detail: Postnatal depression, football fever and fish farming
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
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Some relief for home owners as official cash rate holds steady
There's some relief for home owners, with the Official Cash Rate today holding steady today. But mortgage interest costs have blown out in the past two years ago - and the Reserve Bank has warned… Video, Audio
The Week in Detail: India, mānuka and 'greedflation'
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
ACT leader David Seymour on Budget 2023
ACT says the government is adding pressure on the cost of living - not relieving it. Party leader David Seymour talks to Lisa Owen. [embed]… Video, Audio
Inside the government's school lunches programme
Ka Ora, Ka Ako was launched in 2019 to help families facing food insecurity - is it doing its job? Audio
The Week in Detail: Cycleways, cancelled ferries, and FIFA
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
NZ food prices reach 34-year high, fruit and veges rise 23 percent
On the day the government announced cuts to focus on "bread and butter" issues, food prices reached a 34-year high. February's food prices were up 12 percent year on year - the largest annual increase… Audio
Making a dent in Tākaka's housing shortage
The Detail catches up with the man with a grand plan to solve Tākaka's afforable housing shortage. Audio
The Week in Detail: COP27, Te Urewera, and Make It 16
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Crowds at Manukau Pak'nSave for sales as cost of living bites
A Pak'nSave supermarket in South Auckland will have shoppers queuing for heavily reduced prices all week.
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