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Caption:Food prices are up 4.5 percent, one of several economic indicators that household budgets are being squeezed.Photo credit:RNZ
Pak’nSave’s fresh meat section with packed mince.
Gull said 3 percent of its sites had not been able to meet the extra demand from customer when it cut prices on its regular Thursday promotion.
Budget 2025
collage of petrol pump, cash and supermarkets
Maidenfleet chief executive Dan Burrows
The Helius Cannabis factory in Auckland
Containers are piled up in Lisbon, Portugal, on January 13, 2024. Recent U.S. and UK air strikes on Yemen are causing global shipping rates to spike, sparking fears of extended disruptions in the Red Sea, a crucial trade route. The strikes are a response to attacks on the Red Sea, adding complexity to the regional conflict originating from Israel’s Gaza war. (Photo by Luis Boza/NurPhoto) (Photo by Luis Boza / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)
Rocket Lab mission about to launch at Māhia - mission to look for space junk on behalf of Astroscale Japan
Post Primary Teachers Association acting president Chris Abercrombie.
Auckland apology
Qiulae Wong is the new leader of a refreshed Opportunity party, formerly The Opportunities Party led by Gareth Morgan.
People jump in the Trocadero Fountain near the Eiffel Tower during a heatwave in Paris on June 22, 2026. The latest bout of exceptionally high temperatures to hit Europe has seen outdoor events cancelled, transport disrupted, schools shut and office workers told to work from home, as the authorities issued health alerts to protect the elderly and vulnerable. In France, the epicentre of the weather anomaly, 54 of the country’s 96 mainland departments were on the highest heat alert, with temperatures forecast to climb up to 43C in the southwestern city of Bordeaux and 39C in the capital Paris, said national weather service Meteo-France. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)