Cost Of Living

South Aucklanders are growing their own organic fruit and veg in a company carpark. As a way of easing staff shopping bills, Mangere-based drinks distributors Hancocks has lined its car park with… Audio, Gallery

A Western Bay of Plenty school is providing breakfast lunch and dinner - and even transport so kids can get to class.

As well as KidsCan's research on children going to school hungry, it's also found… Video, Audio

'Next time just ask' - the reaction from Dave Letele after his South Auckland foodbank was broken into yesterday.

Thieves took off with at least $10,000 worth of goods. It's come at a time when food… Video, Audio

The price of your flat white is going up. The Detail tries to find out why. Audio

Our political commentators discuss the government's Kiwisaver tax u-turn, the cost of living payment, Luxon ruling out a Freedoms NZ coalition, and the Greens co-leadership. Gareth Hughes is a former… Audio

Why is the Reserve Bank facing flak from every angle over its economic handling of the pandemic? Audio

The government came under fire over some misdirected cost of living payments this week, but the more enduring story might be who didn't get paid, rather than who did. Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.  Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.  Audio

We're producing up to 150,000 tonnes of surplus food every year. The New Zealand Food Network steps up and takes it before it reaches what would've been its destination: landfill. Audio

Kriddles Roberts is doing everything she can to help people in need in west Auckland - The Detail heads along to one of her community events. Audio

Throughout the past two years, working from home has become the norm and many employees want to keep it that way due to the extra costs of returning to the office. Audio

The cost of food, petrol and rent is soaring, and inflation is at its highest level in 30 years - how did it come to this? Audio

Last night we brought you the story of families being forced to choose between food and petrol, school lunches or gas to get to their jobs.

Inflation has hit a 30 year high; petrol's cracking $3 a… Video, Audio

For those who make a living from being on the road, the inflated petrol prices are beginning to burn.

Taxi and Uber drivers have told Checkpoint rising fuel prices have then mulling whether its even… Video, Audio

A survey by the Council of Trade Unions found 41 per cent of the more than 1000 respondents said their income was not keeping up with the cost of living and they feel they're becoming worse off. Yet… Audio

Many Parisian tourist attractions and museums, along with shops on the Champs-Élysées are closed this weekend amidst fears of renewed violence in the French capital. Authorities have deployed… Audio

Kaveeta Shiri-wastow, who can't afford to live in Auckland, spends fifteen hours a week in her car, and $200 a week on petrol, getting to and from her teaching job. Video, Audio