Motivational

"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.

She is a full-time college student and has part-time work study and serving jobs. She pays $600 in rent plus heat and other utilities each month, and she has a car payment. Her family buys used clothing and has no Internet or cable television.

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 ...