The business community pinned its hopes on the border re-opening as soon as possible and says the government's failed to hold up its end of the deal.
Business leaders say billions of dollars of opportunities are on hold while the government and the army fix up mistakes most New Zealanders thought were being managed.
The government is frantically trying to plug those gaps, while at the same time the Opposition ramps up pressure for the border to open.
RNZ's political reporter Jo Moir has this story.
