Rising costs are affecting the price of the Kiwi favourite fish 'n chip meal. During Monday lunch at Jay Cao's humble family fish and chip shop in Auckland, the comforting waft still fills the air. But what you can't see are the costs: the Kiwi fish and chippery is no longer a cheap way to feed the family and it's not just the price of fish. But his family takeaway is lucky: they are by the beach, which helps, and they are in a relatively affluent part of Auckland. "Yeah I have to keep going, otherwise [there's] no choice, that's why we keep going," Cao said.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 30, 2022 05:53 UTC