It's wrong to say NZ shoppers pay high prices by international standards, say supermarket owners – but there are reasons our groceries are pricey.
A net 13.4% of firms expect the economy to deteriorate over the year ahead while inflation expectations jumped to 3.45%.
The government will push ahead with unpopular reforms that it believes will deliver necessary public health, environmental and climate change benefits.
Vaccination mandates have been extended to hospitality and other service industries where customers need to be vaccinated.