Average household living costs up 5.2%

The annual cost of living for the average household increased 5.2% in the December 2021 quarter, year-on-year, reports Interest. The 5.2% average household increase sat between increases of 4.8% for beneficiary households, and 5.4% for high-spending households. Aside...

Calls for more investment in south Auckland

Auckland mayoral candidate Efeso Collins says south Auckland is still playing catch-up after the council’s budget cutbacks in 2020 and 2021, Stuff reveals, and it’s more important than ever that the supercity invests in the area. “A decade on in the supercity, there...

Meet the photographer capturing South Auckland style

Geoffery Matautia’s front yard series was a photo essay that began in lockdown last year, Stuff reveals, with the Manurewa-based photographer taking striking portraits of his South Auckland friends in front of their homes. Matautia, who is also known to his community...

The weather is just like this now

The weather has gotten uncomfortably hot and humid around the country, says The Spinoff, but how long will this sweaty reality last? According to Auckland Council, our mean annual temperature has risen about 1.6 degrees in the past 100 years. By 2100, our average...