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COST OF LIVING

From April 1, a whole new raft of Government measures is coming to a wallet near you.
Cost Of Living

Minimum wage, benefits, student allowance: All the payment increases coming into effect today

They include a small rise in the minimum wage, benefit increases and interest deductibility for landlords.
From April 1, a whole new raft of Government measures is coming to a wallet near you.
Cost Of Living

The Government aid coming to workers, beneficiaries and landlords from April 1

They include a small rise in the minimum wage, benefit increases and an Easter treat for landlords.
Watch: Brad Olsen speaks to AM co-host Melissa Chan-Green.
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Reserve Bank signals lower interest rates could be coming soon

"Most central banks feel we're back on top of inflation."
Watch: The Kindness Collective chief executive and founder Sarah Page on AM, followed by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.
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Government agencies referring needy Kiwis to unfunded foodbank

"We don't receive a dollar of Government funding and we're supporting multiple Government agencies every day."

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon & Finance Minister Nicola Willis outline childcare tax rebate changes
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Govt confirms childcare tax rebate move, some families to receive up to $75 per week

Here's what has been announced.

Related video: Milford's Katlyn Parker speaks to AM last month following Reserve Bank's decision to hold the Official Cash Rate.
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'Desperation': Charity says desperate people fight for food outside community pantries

"New Zealand is seeing poverty never seen before in modern times."
Watch: Milford's Katlyn Parker speaks to AM following Reserve Bank's decision to hold the Official Cash Rate.
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Cuts to interest rates still a long way off, warns expert

It comes after the Reserve Bank kept the Official Cash Rate at 5.5 percent for the sixth straight meeting.
Watch: More homeowners are being forced to make drastic changes to their lifestyle - to keep up with their mortgage repayments.
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High interest rates forcing Kiwi homeowners to sell up, take second job or move to Australia

The OCR is being reviewed this week - ANZ predicts it will rise
Watch Zane Small's report on Newshub Live at 6pm.
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Reserve Bank will 'have to' consider rising mortgage anxiety in interest rate decision

"They will have to take that into account," says Kiwibank economist Jarrod Kerr.