The National Party is stressing the need to lift the nationwide lockdown as soon as safely possible, pointing to what it calls "terrifying" economic scenarios.
Treasury has released a range of scenarios this morning: in the worst case, it says unemployment could rise as high as 26%.
The Finance Minister, Grant Robertson, appeared before the Epidemic Response Committee this afternoon.
RNZ's deputy political editor Craig McCulloch speaks to Māni Dunlop.
