Grant Robertson

The National Party says small to medium businesses are paying the price for the extension of Alert Level 4 restrictions to next week.

It's been calling for more of the economy to be opened up sooner… Audio

Government ministers arrived all but empty-handed when they fronted the country's online equivalent of Question Time yesterday.

Small Business Minister Stuart Nash, Employment Minister Willie Jackson… Audio

At 11.59pm on Monday April 27 New Zealand will move to alert level 3 - five days and a holiday weekend longer than first anticipated.

But Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says our "team of five million"… Video, Audio

The Government has announced a range of new measures to provide relief for small and medium sized businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic.

It includes $3 billion worth of tax breaks to help… Audio

The Treasury has just released seven scenarios looking at how the economy is faring - and could fare - depending on how long the country stays at Level 4 lockdown. At best, the Treasury says… Audio

Grant Robertson will give MPs a more detailed picture today of the potential economic damage wrought by Covid-19.

RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson has more on what we can expect. Audio

More Government ministers will come under the scrutiny of Parliament's Epidemic Response Committee today where the Finance Minister will spell how just how badly Covid-19 has affected the economy.

As… Audio

Assuming it ends on schedule, New Zealand moved past the halfway point of the alert level 4 lockdown this week.  Panellists Linda Clark and Michael Barnett join the show to discuss this impact the… Audio

Panellists Linda Clark and Michael Barnett are back again to offer their thoughts on New Zealand's response to the threat of Covid-19 and how the country is managing 10 days into the lockdown period.

The government has announced it will ensure the funding of country's sports organisations.

All international, professional and grass roots sports has been either cancelled or postponed as a result of… Audio

Finance Minister Grant Robertson says the government will not allow New Zealand's media sector to implode as Covid-19 causes advertising revenue to plummet.

NZME has already closed one radio station… Audio

Today marks day four of New Zealand's nationwide Covid-19 lockdown. We're joined by commentators Linda Clark and Michael Barnett to see how they feel New Zealand is handling the situation. Audio

The Council of Trade Unions is accusing some employers of bad behaviour in the face of the Covid-19 crisis.

One of the complaints is that employers are compelling staff to use sick leave or annual… Audio

An employment lawyer is warning many workers will fall through the cracks under the Government's Covid-19 wage subsidy scheme.

The Finance Minister Grant Robertson has dramatically expanded the… Audio

Grant Robertson's comments at the post cabinet media conference. Audio

Grant Robertson talks to Kathryn Ryan about his unprecedented $12-point-one billion dollar stimulus package. It includes wage subsidies of $5.1 billion, which for employers means $585 a week for full… Audio

Government is promising to keep spending as and when required to get New Zealand through a recession that's now almost certain.

It says its $12.1 billion economic package to support businesses and… Audio