Labour is demanding the release of a government briefing on homelessness, warning it may confirm that record-level homelessness has worsened under the National-led coalition’s watch.

Butter up 46.5% to $8.16. Cheese up 30% to $13. Food prices have risen for 8 straight months. 20,000 more people are on JobSeeker than last year. And now the government’s hinting at rate caps.

In a speech this morning, the deputy prime minister said ‘blaming isn’t productive’, then proceeded to link ‘roadblocks’ such as cultural clauses in resource consents to rates rises leading to high inflation.

We'll also have a look at the latest with the Epstein/Trump debacle and Israel bombing Syria unprovoked

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