Animals staying longer in SPCA care
As unemployment and living costs increase, animals are facing an uphill battle for adoption at the SPCA.
Cost of Living Crisis
'I feel like I've watched the world get worse'
Cost of living, relationships, independence, and the future; the reasons people are choosing not to have kids.
Cautious optimism over supermarket price bill
A Christchurch supermarket owner says a new bill could help with price gouging - but more needs to be done.
Half full, half empty: who’s paying the price?
A new Government cost-of-living measure aimed at easing pressure from rising fuel prices is being welcomed by some, but others say it does little to help those already struggling to make ends meet.
Local festivals are battling against rising costs
With the festival season coming to an end, we checked in with the industry to see how well they coped in the cost-of-living crisis.