13 May 2020

NZ expected to lose billions every month in Covid crisis

From Midday Report, 12:41 pm on 13 May 2020

A prominent economist has warned it is going to take an incredibly long time for New Zealand's economy to get back to pre-Covid levels, with the country expected to lose billions every month as it fights the disease.

The former ANZ chief economist, Cameron Bagrie, was presenting to Parliament's Epidemic Response Committee this morning. 

Māni Dunlop spoke with RNZ's political reporter, Charlie Dreaver, who was listening in.