Marina van Dijk, 64, has followed a vegetarian/vegan diet for 48 years, and raised her 27-year-old son as a vegetarian too.
Life
Sat, Dec 6
The 34,000m2 store in Auckland’s Sylvia Park will open to customers on Thursday, selling around 7500 flatpack furniture sets and smaller, everyday household items.
Business
Wed, Dec 3
Follow 1News' live updates as the Reserve Bank announces its decision on the official cash rate (OCR).
Wed, Nov 26
The 50-year-old supports two sons aged 8 and 11, the youngest of whom has food allergies and both boys have ADHD.
Sat, Nov 22
In July, the price of butter had increased about 50% over the past year, pushed up by high global dairy prices.
New Zealand
Thu, Nov 20
Finance Minister orders fines be raised to to $5 million for companies with misleading advertising.
Tue, Nov 18
New Zealanders are losing six-figure sums to scammers pretending to offer anything from jobs to cryptocurrency investments and technology support.
Mon, Nov 17
London remains the most popular OE spot for Kiwis, but what's the cost?
Sun, Nov 16
Month on month, just over 3200 products increased in cost from September to October 2025.
Sat, Nov 15
A 27-year-old says his decision to move from Whangārei to Melbourne was "painfully easy" as it meant a decreased cost of living and massively increased wages.
Fri, Nov 14
The housing market remains "broadly flat" with home values across New Zealand dropping 0.8%, according to new numbers.
Wed, Nov 12
Explainer
How much could you end up paying, and why are charges being brought in?
Politics
With Australians having fewer children, Ben Phillips investigates whether costs are a factor.
Thu, Oct 30
Six of the banks' standard loan rates were dropped by between 0.04% and 0.40%.
Wed, Oct 22
Food prices fell in the September month, however.
Thu, Oct 16
As the world continues to recover from the altered spending habits of the post-pandemic period, "revenge saving" is the latest trend taking hold.
Sat, Oct 4
A 20-something Brit weighs up Whittaker's vs Cadbury and shares what annoys her about Kiwi supermarkets in this week's edition of Receipt Reveal.
Sat, Sep 27
Food prices increased 5% in the 12 months to August, the same increase as the 12 months to July.
Tue, Sep 16
"I'm trying to find the balance each week between hitting my macros, 3300 calories a day, as efficiently and as cost effectively as possible."
Sat, Sep 6
Prices are officially stabilising, but you probably won't be noticing that at the supermarket. Frances Cook makes some suggestions for other ways to cut costs.
Mon, Sep 1
Life is expensive these days - and that certainly applies to food. Here's how to avoid wasting it.
Sun, Aug 31
As he comes to the end of two years as TVNZ's Australia Correspondent, Aziz Al Saafin reflects on the realities of living on each side of the Tasman.
World
"We're 20% down on last year, which was already 25% down on the year before," Fortune Favours said on social media.
Thu, Aug 28
Foodstuffs and Woolworths NZ welcome reforms to boost competition, but say details must be worked through to ensure they support investment and customer outcomes.
Wed, Aug 27
Fonterra has agreed to sell its Consumer and associated businesses, including Mainland and Anchor, to French dairy giant Lactalis for $3.845 billion.
Fri, Aug 22
