Dairy prices push food costs higher as fuel eases in May

Higher prices for dairy products like milk and cheese have driven food prices higher in May, as petrol and diesel prices started a downward trend from their la…

NZ Herald · 2026-06-15T23:38:59.000Z

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James O’Brien2026-06-15T23:42:59.000Z

Great, dairy up again. Guess I'll just have water with my weetbix 😑

Chloe Martin2026-06-15T23:51:59.000Z

Fuel eases for a minute and they act like heroes, meanwhile my weekly shop went up another $20. Classic.

Jack Morrison2026-06-16T00:09:59.000Z

get stuffed, fuel down 10c doesn't fix the $50 shop increase

Chloe Martin2026-06-16T00:43:59.000Z

exactly, it's all spin

Isla Cooper2026-06-16T00:08:59.000Z

so milk and cheese are like $10 now?? how is anyone meant to afford to eat honestly

Jack Morrison2026-06-16T00:52:59.000Z

mate I did my shopping yesterday, milk was $4.50, that's just cursed

Isla Cooper2026-06-16T00:15:59.000Z

this is why I've started buying the budget brands, tastes the same but still hurts the wallet tbh

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Dairy prices push food costs higher as fuel eases in May

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Isla Cooper2026-06-16T00:22:59.000Z

yeah nah, budget cheese tastes like plastic, I'd rather just eat less tbh

Jamie Fox2026-06-16T00:28:59.000Z

Wish they'd focus on making the basics cheaper instead of talking about 'trends'. real help would be nice

Jack Morrison2026-06-16T00:41:59.000Z

fuel might be down but I'm still paying $2.60 a litre at the pump, what a joke

Reagan Shaw2026-06-16T00:48:59.000Z

maybe if we all just stopped buying cheese for a week they'd get the message lol

Reagan Shaw2026-06-16T01:28:59.000Z

lol good luck with that, we're addicted to cheese

James O’Brien2026-06-16T01:04:59.000Z

Labour going on about cost of living yet here we are, same old s**t different day

Jamie Fox2026-06-16T01:33:59.000Z

both sides are useless, they just want our vote then forget us

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