Infometrics chief executive Brad Olsen says food production costs and weather-related disruptions will only reinforce pressures put onto suppliers.
It comes after Hawke's Bay and Gisborne were lashed by Cyclone Gabrielle.
"There was bolts of lightning all over the place," a witness said.
The region's main arterial route has been decimated by a 160m slip.
Te Aorere Pēwhairangi begins his walk from Gisborne to Hicks Bay, along the damaged SH35, today.
MetService says an active front is forecast to move over the area, preceded by strong or gale northwest winds and a period of heavy rain.
Chase Buford stormed out of press conference after accusing the Breakers of overly rough tactics in the home side's victory at Spark Arena.
It comes as offending jumped 39% in the last year, according to statistics released by the National Party.
The price of tomatoes has seen a whopping 117% increase over the last year.
It comes after a Cabinet reshuffle and the release of National's 'Family Boost' policy.
After Feras Dawood made a mistake checking a script, a patient was hospitalised after vomiting blood and passing 'pitch black bowel motions'.
Police are warning the public not to approach Whitney Iraia-Burgess.
Competition newcomers are the week's big movers after beating the Crusaders in front of a frenzied crowd in Lautoka, writes Patrick McKendry.
The numbers cover the week from Monday, March 6 to Sunday, March 12.
Mitchell Te Kani was found dead at a residential property in May last year after reports of a fight.
The roles range from engineers and mechanics, to cooks and cleaners.
The man was granted interim name suppression at Auckland District Court this morning.
Many people think Tems' tall white dress wasn't the best choice for the glitzy Hollywood ceremony.
Minister for Emergency Management Kieran McAnulty said a national transition period would begin immediately.
Police responded to the crash on Waikato's Waitomo Caves Road about 2pm.
A parent of one of the children says such a shocking act could see someone die.
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins announced the policy back down today.
Police responded to the two-vehicle crash at 3.17pm, a spokesperson said.
Eight programmes have been scrapped or deferred as part of Chris Hipkins' focus on "bread and butter" issues.
Watercare delivered portaloos to 10 households on a North Shore street after sewage pipes burst during the floods.
The 1News Kantar Public poll places Te Pāti Māori in the kingmaker role again, with the numbers to secure a Labour-Green-Te Pāti Māori coalition in the Beehive.
Chris Hipkins announced the changes as part of the Government's response to the rising cost of living.
It comes after new stats showed the cost of food has soared.
The US government said New York-based Signature Bank has been closed over what they describe as a "systemic risk".
China's foreign affairs spokesperson has said the deal undermines peace and stability.
Police approached Fair Go in a bid to get the message out about the scam, which has changed the lives of two people for the worse.
Fair Go’s Gill Higgins finds out how much recycling from the publicly funded bins ends up at the dump.
Seven Sharp sat down with Spankie Jackzon, the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under, to talk about the controversy around drag storytime events.
Needing one to win off the final ball of the game, Williamson and an injured Neil Wagner scampered through for a bye.
Luxon is currently in Wellington.
