The Primary Production Select Committee sees its role as being the voice of rural New Zealand, says chair Mark Cameron.
‘If going back into lockdown is the first lever that the government keeps pulling that is very difficult for the economy.’
Election 2020: NBR talks to those at the coal face of business on the policies that matter to them.
Christina Leung says second lockdown has further dampened business confidence.
Director-General denies the test claim for GPs is an undercover subsidy.
The opposition says if you tell a business it cannot trade, you have to support it.
Covid containment measures again disproportionately affect tourism.
Roger Bowden says RBNZ is not considering what happens when interest rates rise again.
Kirk Hope says the Ministry of Health's handling of exemptions made lockdown worse.