A new report has also found the 27% of children are living in food-insecure households.
New Zealand
5:02pm
Quality stock, chilli oil and noodles can all be whipped up in your kitchen at minimal cost.
Life
6:00am
ANZ has flagged a AU$1.1 billion (NZ$1.25 billion) bottom-line hit line tied to its recently announced mass job cuts and the biggest settlement ever with the securities regulator.
Business
Fri, Oct 31
Watercare estimated the overflow volume was about 1200 cubic metres, but did not know how much had reached the harbour.
Environment
Skyrocketing demand for AI chatbots attributed to value of Nvidia's chips and corresponding market growth.
World
Thu, Oct 30
It announced this morning it would reduce its one-year fixed rate to a rate lower than the major banks.
Wed, Oct 29
The Government has confirmed work is underway to modernise pilot training and introduce a new qualification by the end of this year.
Tue, Oct 28
The three governing parties have launched attacks on Labour's tax policy, labelling it a "handbrake on our economy", "tall poppy" politics and an "absolute mess".
Politics
US President Donald Trump was attending the ASEAN meeting this year, primarily to observe the signing of a further peace deal between Thailand and Cambodia.
Mon, Oct 27
Is your job something you do to survive, while you constantly dream of a different life? Here's how to move toward what you want, realistically.
In the latest in our Receipt Reveal series, Ed McKnight is an economist who describes his weekly shop as "profligate" and "different".
Sat, Oct 25
With almost half of New Zealand's home loans floating or due to refix within the next six months, many borrowers may be wondering just how much further rates could go.
Fri, Oct 24
Six of the banks' standard loan rates were dropped by between 0.04% and 0.40%.
Wed, Oct 22
Under the Unclaimed Money Act, money and can be transferred to Inland Revenue if a customer has not interacted with a bank or transacted on the account for five years.
Tue, Oct 21
Tax department details arrest warrants, bank account deductions that have pulled in almost $12 per $1 spent.
Mon, Oct 20
Leader Chris Hipkins said "years of underinvestment have left too many great Kiwi ideas without support, while the wealth we create flows offshore".
Economists had largely picked the figure in their forecasts for today's release.
Annual inflation is expected to test the top of the Reserve Bank's target band of 1-3%.
One expert says consumers might want to consider fixing their mortgages while interest rates remain low.
Sun, Oct 19
Marketing expert Bodo Lang identifies key factors that may be putting local companies under pressure.
Months after the Government pledged to cut red tape and speed up access to new agricultural products, some farmers say little has changed.
Sat, Oct 18
Alice Taylor advises on cheap substitutes for expensive ingerdients and shares her recipe for a delicious $3 apple cake.
If you've fixed, then watched rates fall, you might be wondering what your options are.
Fri, Oct 17
Whittaker's said putting up its prices across the range was always "a last resort", but the cost of ingredients and operating costs had continued to rise.
The price of gold continues to surge, which is great news for Australia. But what's going on and how long will it last?
