Grant Robertson

Nathan Rarere asked the Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson the Level 4 essential items issue. But they began by discussing the half-a-million doses of the Pfizer vaccine that arrived in New Zealand… Audio

Auckland will remain at Covid-19 level 4 lockdown until next Tuesday, then likely move to level 3. And the rest of the country will stay at level two for another week.

People in seven Auckland… Video, Audio

After a weekend in which tens of thousands of Aucklanders were vaccinated against Covid-19, health officials are gearing up for surveillance testing in several city suburbs.

Ahead of today's Cabinet… Audio

Without being able to book MIQ spots if they travel to overseas competitions, some of our top athletes are being forced to rethink their career paths. Yesterday we brought you the story of multisport… Audio

Nathan Rarere asked Minister of Sport and Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson why it's so hard for some athletes to book an MIQ spot and come home. Audio

Cabinet Ministers will today consider law changes following Friday's terror attack, but some MPs are warning against any knee jerk reactions.

Ahamed Aathill Mohamed Samsudeen was shot dead by police… Audio

The Deputy Prime Minister says his government has acted as quickly as it could to bring in changes to terrorism laws.

The government has expressed frustration at the inability of authorities to keep… Audio

Cabinet Ministers will today consider law changes following Friday's terror attack, but some MPs are warning against any knee jerk reactions.

Ahamed Aathill Mohamed Samsudeen was shot dead by police… Audio

This week Parliament's House held just a tiny remnant of MPs. So where were the rest of them, what were they doing, and who was working harder?  Audio

Answers are being demanded after a man infected with Covid-19 escaped from hotel quarantine for an extended period in Auckland early on Thursday.

The man was arrested at a house in Otahuhu yesterday… Audio

The greyhound racing industry has unnecessarily obfuscated information, the government's reviewer says, and Racing Minister Grant Robertson has warned it is being put "formally on notice".

Robertson… Video, Audio

Tensions have boiled over this week as MPs grappled with how Parliament operates while alert level restrictions remain in place.

National Party leader Judith Collins has taken umbrage with criticisms… Audio

Nathan Rarere asked Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson whether the country has enough money down the back of the couch for an additional wage subsidy for struggling businesses. Audio

Why is a blue jacket listed as an "essential item" for delivery during Alert Level 4 but a red jacket not? It's one of the anomolies we found when trying to find out what can and can't be delivered… Audio

As you've heard this morning, a suicide bomber has killed at least 50 people at Kabul airport in Afghanistan - which in many ways elevates the importance of our next story.. A group of Afghan… Audio

The Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson says that the government has ordered enough doses of the Pfizer vaccine to begin a "booster" shot campaign, should the medical advice call for one. Some… Audio

The Finance Minister says the government has enough in the Covid-19 fund to cover a nationwide alert level 4 for at least month, before having to top up through borrowing.

Grant Robertson says the… Audio