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New Zealand's total debt has nearly reached $1 trillion over ten years, with mortgage debt becoming more sustainable while smaller businesses face liquidation.
Wages have grown 4.4% over two years while prices for groceries, power and rates have increased much more steeply.
Household confidence in making major purchases has fallen five points amid concerns over oil prices.
Funeral directors are demanding increased government support, saying New Zealand's death-care system has fallen behind.
The number of rental properties leased jumped nearly 12% in the June quarter, though median rents remained unchanged.
Volunteer shortages are hitting Northland organisations as cost-of-living pressures make recruitment harder.
New Zealanders are forgoing their own essentials to afford rising pet care expenses.
How we shop affects our grocery spending more than price changes, experts suggest.
Elderly tenants at a housing complex in Ashburton are being notified of rent rises implemented in stages.
New Zealand's wages grew at half the inflation rate last year, prompting discussion of regulatory changes to match Australia's stronger wage growth.
New Zealand instant coffee prices have soared to $50 as global supply tightness, market volatility and currency weakness drive up costs.
New Zealand retail sales volumes dropped 0.5% in the June quarter amid surging fuel costs linked to the US-Iran conflict.
Rising living expenses in Australia are prompting some long-term Kiwi expats to return to New Zealand.
Rental affordability pressures are worsening in the Tasman region.
New Zealand retail sales volumes dropped 0.5% in the June quarter as household budget pressures mounted.
Some essential food items in New Zealand have risen in price twice as fast as wages over the past decade.
Retailers are being called out for hiking prices more steeply than actual inflation warrants, a practice termed "excuseflation".
Rental services for everything from luxury cars to designer dresses are booming in New Zealand as ownership becomes less appealing and affordable.
Beef mince has reached record prices above $24 per kilogram and is expected to remain elevated well into 2027.
A piece examining the relationship between poverty and broader societal wellbeing.
About 300 Wellington residents protested at parliament against rising water bills increasing by an average of 13.3 percent this year.
New Zealanders are scaling back on non-essentials like haircuts and takeaways as economic pressures mount.
A Mosgiel resident says his council rates increase is equivalent to a week's groceries.
Household cost increases may have eroded the purchasing power of emergency savings, prompting people to review their financial safety nets.
New spending data reveals New Zealanders are increasing hospitality and clothing purchases while reducing fuel, vehicle and service expenditure.
Financial mentors are seeing more borrowers accumulate debt without recognising it as such, amid significant household financial hardship.
New Zealand households are reducing health insurance despite claim payouts climbing, as premiums have surged nearly 75 percent in five years.
Latest employment data shows wage increases have fallen behind inflation, pushing real wages into negative growth.
An economist suggests inflation may not remain as elevated or sustained as earlier forecasts indicated.
A new app called CheckMyTrolley helps shoppers compare supermarket prices as cost-of-living pressures mount.
A Taieri dairy farmer has developed an app aimed at helping New Zealanders track and manage food prices.
A block of cheese has reached $20 in New Zealand supermarkets as cost pressures continue to squeeze household budgets.
A survey finds university students are skipping meals and classes to manage their living expenses.
Free power periods are causing power surges in Dunedin's student neighbourhood, overwhelming electricity infrastructure.
A rural worker made redundant is managing her food costs through budgeting practices learned in childhood.
A gambler struggling with addiction says his mounting losses have left him unable to bring his wife and children back to the country.
New Zealanders across income levels say their take-home pay vanishes quicker than they can account for.
New Zealand faces widespread financial pressure affecting even high-earning households, according to new economic data.
Wage increases are falling well behind inflation, pushing households further behind.
Nearly one in five people have cut back on food or essentials to afford power bills this winter, with energy costs now the country's second-largest financial concern.
A survey finds 39% of Kiwis believe their financial situation has deteriorated over the past year.
New Zealand's annual inflation rate has risen to 4.1%, but the underlying pace of price increases is quickening more sharply than the headline figure indicates.
Rising demand for memory chips in the artificial intelligence race is pushing up prices for everyday electronics.
Consumers are cutting back on spending in response to inflation squeezing household finances.
Surging electricity costs are forcing households to make impossible choices between heating their homes and affording food.
New Zealand households' cost of living rose 3.2% in the year to June, the largest jump in over four years, driven mainly by petrol prices.
