The cost of living in Aotearoa New Zealand has been one of kiwi's main issues since it topped polls at the end of the Covid lockdowns, prompting the National Party, in oppostion at the time, to declare a cost of living crisis.
However, now the National led government is recieving push back for proposed reforms of contactless payments that critiques say will increase prices.
The government says they are removing an annoyance for consumers but stores say banning their ability to pass on the fees of using contactless payments to those using the service means they will have to compensate by increasing prices, leading to everyone, not just those paying with contactless, will bear the costs.
To learn more about this, Wednesday Wire Producer Manny spoke to Chief Executive of Retail NZ, Carolyn Young, about the impacts of governments plan.
Rosetta and Milly have a kōrero with Iranian-born, Ōtautahi raised director and filmmaker Shamin Yazdani about her new short film 'Frozen: My Eggs and Me' which premiered at Show Me Shorts over the weekend and is now available to watch on Day One Films. Whakarongo mai nei!
For our monthly catch up with Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins, Rosetta and Milly chat with Chris about the recent turmoil happening amongst Te Pāti Māori and what it would mean for a potential coalition heading into 2026, and the most recent poll results. Whakarongo mai nei!
What's The Buzz is back! Hayden from the NZ Drug Foundation will be joining us bi-weekly at 9:30am on Wednesdays to chat all things drug safety. Today, he chats with Rosetta and Milly about the 50 year anniversary of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, and a report launched by the Drug Foundation about making our drug laws safer. Whakarongo mai nei!
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