Plan will set up sector for long-term success, Penny Simmonds says.
The government has to first pass a bill on Tuesday allowing the shift to level 2.
It said the market for local government bonds had become dysfunctional.
Each person spent $520 less in April than they did in March.
Paul Goldsmith says he worries about ‘poorly targeted’ and ‘wasteful’ spending.
Health Minister says Pharmac's budget has increased $174 million since 2017-18.
Finance Minister says increase since lockdown has slowed in past week, but will continue to climb.
Grant Robertson says financial statements show how quickly the government responded to Covid-19.
NZ and Australia should approach travel as one country, Peters says.
Bubbles dissolve, schools reopen, regional travel recommences, but ...