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"A lot of people are realising that they have to take time off for a year and save up." Even people with part-time jobs were being priced out of modest city flats. For school leavers like Oliver Harper, a university education in Auckland seemed increasingly unaffordable.

They decide to cut back on spending. After some time, they do not seem to be much better off, so they decide to get part-time jobs to bring in more revenue. This wears them out, and they’re still not sure they’re getting anywhere.

“The economy and jobs market are on better footing ... The report also showed a record number — 699,000 — claiming to be employed part-time. “We still haven’t seen all of the unemployed workers who are too discouraged to look start to come ...

Chris Gainey shares his sentiment. He was laid off a year and a half ago. Since then he's been working part-time. He's hoping a second job will help make ends meet. "With two kids at home and a wife, a mortgage payment and all that, it''ll make ...

... was slightly below the national average increase of 0.7 per cent and the 3,200 increase in the number of jobs was mainly due to part-time (1,900) versus full-time (1,300) jobs. "It's better than December's figures, but it's below the national average ...