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First Table vs EatClub: Which discount restaurant app suits your plans?
There’s still no such thing as a free lunch – but cut-price menus are growing across NZ.
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Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
Brief respite: Inflation rate falls but not for long
New figures show inflation dipped as petrol prices fell in the third quarter.
Why subsidised prices do not lower the cost of living
OPINION: Labour productivity grew just 0.1% a year from 2020 to 2024.
CEOs back Luxon for economic growth but doubt his political future
65% of CEOs backed Luxon to drive growth, against 3% for Hipkins.
Foodstuffs warns forced break-up risks wider investment confidence
Chris Quin says splitting Foodstuffs will not fix high grocery prices.
Who held the power? Our experts crown a winner from Powerbrokers' debate
Winston Peters, David Seymour, Marama Davidson and Qiulae Wong have gone head-to-head.
Vet nurse challenges politicians to live on her income for a month
Hawke's Bay family says they've been denied extra cash help because they earn too much.
'Falling behind': Private hospital staff to strike over pay
The industrial action is believed to be the first in the hospital’s 40-year history.
Campaign Diary: What a tin of spaghetti reveals about the cost-of-living election
OPINION: The election campaign is set to focus on your back pocket.
10 things to ask yourself before giving your adult children money
OPINION: Clear goals can turn family financial help into independence.
French PM vows ‘massive’ police deployment for new demonstrations
Interest-free loans will be available from Friday to affected businesses.
Who won the debate? Our experts pick which leader triumphed in third clash
Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins have gone head-to-head in Stuff's leaders' debate.
‘Stay home!’: Tourists find themselves in a France convulsed by protests
Protests closed the Louvre, leaving visitors’ plans in disarray.
France rocked by nationwide clashes, blazes and looting
Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said 1200 people had been arrested.
The next Government will be unlike any before. What that means for voters
'A doomsday scenario for National, but absolutely an existential moment for Labour' too.
'Hitting everyone': Northland food insecurity at worst-ever level
Northland has the highest rate of severe food insecurity in New Zealand.
'Disappointing': Fuel price surge delivers another blow to retail sector
Hospitality spending fell 2.3%, while fuel spending rose 2.9%, Stats NZ figures show.
30,000 people in Wellington region fail to pay first Tiaki Wai water bill
Unpaid first-quarter bills total $21m, or 18.5% of all accounts.
Hundreds of jobs and millions into local economy: The Costco case for Christchurch
The 16,090sq m warehouse would include a tyre centre and food court.
‘Poor becoming poorer’: Foodbanks warn of deepening poverty among Pasifika
Food demand at Mangere Budgeting Services rose more than 100% in two years.
Quarter of Kiwis classed ‘financial strugglers’ as bargain hunting grows
Two in five respondents to a survey said they struggled to pay for essentials.
Chris v Chris: Our experts' verdicts on who won Herald debate
Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins went head-to-head in the Herald's Leaders Debate.
Costco eyes up fast-track bid for second NZ city
The South Island's first store would be on land near Christchurch airport.
National despairs at Labour's 'sad' Cost of Luxon attack
National has also attacked Labour over its fiscal plan.