The persistent failure of New Zealand workers' wages to keep pace with inflation and productivity gains, encompassing debate over minimum wage policy, real income erosion, and the relationship between pay stagnation and the broader cost-of-living squeeze on household budgets.
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income crisis linked to market inefficiencies
Commerce Commission needs more firepower to boost competition and wages - economistaverage pay growth falls to 1%
Retail pay barely budges amid 'tight margins, sluggish consumer confidence'Stacked weekly counts; colour by editorial lean. Stuff and The Spinoff lean centre-left, NZ Herald centre-right, others centre.
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