Household living costs increased 3.2% over the past 12 months, yet this Government is choosing to delay real relief and instead dangle it as an election promise, says The Green Party. – Advertisement –“Families are struggling to get from A to B, heat their homes, and put food on the table.” “There are things that the Government can do right now that would lower New Zealand’s cost of living. Yet they continue to hold those promises as a carrot to get votes instead of helping struggling families.” New Zealanders are hurting, and they need better, not just after the election, but right now,” says Davidson.