So much for working hard to get ahead. Under this Labour Government, New Zealanders are working hard just to stand still, because they are facing a cost of living crisis: the highest inflation in 30 years; sky-rocketing costs—literally "moon-bound", in the words of ANZ; prices for everything are going up; and those prices are in a race with wages and they're running laps around wage growth. It's there at the supermarket: it's the price of cabbage; it's the price of cheese; it's the price of eggs. It's rents—up $50 a week in the last year alone. That's a record rental increase in our country. It's childcare costs. It's rates. It's everywhere New Zealanders look, and it's going to get worse. ASB predict in the next year the average household will spend an additional $150 each week just to stand still. They will face diminishing living standards on this Government's watch.