Kiwis' average household living costs increase 6.2 percent - Stats NZ

The cost of living for the average New Zealand household has increased 6.2 percent in the year to the March quarter, according to new data from Stats NZ. The increase comes after a seven percent increase in the year to the December quarter. The most recent high was 8.2 percent recorded in the year to the December 2022 quarter. The biggest contributing factors for the average household's cost going up included interest payments increasing 28.2 percent, private transport supplies and …