A leading economist is questioning how high a price the country is paying for its Covid-19 elimination strategy.
Labour Party leader Jacinda Ardern says Treasury figures out this week show the economy is bouncing back after Auckland moved out of Alert Level 3.
The data shows card spending in the city has rebounded to levels previously seen under Level One.
But Cameron Bagrie, of Bagrie Economics, says the government's Covid-19 approach has dug a deep economic hole.
He speaks to Corin Dann.
