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Delight, relief and caution: six experts on New Zealand’s move to ease its coronavirus lockdown

Dougal Sutherland, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Arindam Bose, University of Canterbury; Malcolm Campbell, University of Canterbury; Martin Berka, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University; Michael Baker, University of Otago, and Richard Shaw, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University

New Zealand will begin easing its national lockdown from next Tuesday, after an extra five days of some of the world’s strictest COVID-19 restrictions. Six NZ experts give their take on the news.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, speaking alongside Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in February 2020. Bianca De Marchi/AAP

New Zealand outstrips Australia, UK and US with $12 billion coronavirus package for business and people in isolation

Liz Minchin, The Conversation; Veronika Meduna, The Conversation, and Wes Mountain, The Conversation

New Zealand will spend NZ$12.1 billion – or 4% of its GDP – to support businesses, increase benefits for seniors and low-income families, pay people in self-isolation, and boost health care capacity.
Finance minister Grant Robertson delivering his first budget.

NZ budget 2018: gains for health, housing and education in fiscally conservative budget

Grant Duncan, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University; Christoph Schumacher, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University; John O'Neill, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University; Martin Berka, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University, and Nicolette Sheridan, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University

Health, housing and education get funding boosts in the fiscally conservative first budget delivered by New Zealand’s coalition government.

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