The soaring cost of living is pushing people in precarious financial circumstances over the edge.
Fruit and veggie prices went up 18 percent in the last year; fuel costs are high; and inflation is running hot.
Te Herenga Waka,Victoria University of Wellington's institute for governance and policy studies' senior associate Max Rashbrooke spoke to Māni Dunlop about why so many New Zealanders were feeling the squeeze.
