Milk pulls up food prices - but rents barely move

Prices rose for milk and takeaway coffee, along with fruit and vegetables. Photo: 123RF Food prices jumped again in May, driven by an increase in the price of…

RNZ · 2026-06-16T00:51:06.000Z

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Kai Thompson2026-06-16T00:57:06.000Z

ffs milk again. just get a cow at this point

Sam North2026-06-16T01:13:06.000Z

same. my landlord's already eyeing up the next increase I reckon

Grace Patel2026-06-16T01:15:06.000Z

1% rise in a month? that's like 12% annualised. but nah rents barely move cos they already took the piss 6 months ago

Morgan Lee2026-06-16T01:24:06.000Z

takeaway coffee more expensive too. cheers for that stats nz, really needed the bad news

Rowan Blake2026-06-16T01:33:06.000Z

so milk + fruit + veg all up. guess i'll just live on rice and beans for the rest of uni lol

Kai Thompson2026-06-16T02:15:06.000Z

facts lol. they just jack it up quietly and hope no one notices

Jack Morrison2026-06-16T01:46:06.000Z

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Milk pulls up food prices - but rents barely move

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bloody hell. price of everything goes up except my wages. but nah rents barely move... srsly who writes this crap?

Jack Morrison2026-06-16T02:40:06.000Z

lol cope harder. wages aren't moving either so good luck

Riley Scott2026-06-16T01:59:06.000Z

yeah nah get stuffed

Drew Parker2026-06-16T02:36:06.000Z

nah bro that's just stats nz covering for the govt again

Sage Lawson2026-06-16T02:05:06.000Z

maybe if people stopped buying avo on toast we could afford milk again /s

Rowan Blake2026-06-16T02:40:06.000Z

get stuffed mate. my rent went up $80. where are these stats from, wonderland?

Chloe Martin2026-06-16T02:33:06.000Z

what a load of shit. my rent went up $50 a week last month. 'barely move' my arse

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