Grant Robertson

Upgrades to the Auckland City Mission, East Coast's Rugby Park Grandstand, and Blenheim's Art Gallery - are among the projects getting a boost from the government's three billion dollar infrastructure… Audio

The football community across New Zealand is in celebration mode after the country was awarded the rights to host the 2023 Women's World Cup alongside Australia.

A vote of the FIFA Council in Zurich… Audio

New Zealand will host the FIFA Womens World Cup in 2023 in partnership with Australia.

It is a flurry of firsts - the first Women's World Cup to be held in the Southern Hemisphere, the first in the… Audio

This week’s Question Times in Parliament had a recurring theme, familiar target but more variations than you might expect.     Audio

Select Committees are in estimates season, quizzing ministers on their budget areas; and everything from Defence spending to girls in sport. Audio

The Government looks to be well behind schedule on road safety targets it set itself in 2018.

Measures such as reducing speed limits and the installation of barriers are falling significantly short… Audio

Like us all Parliament has been slowly, inexorably returning to normal service. This week included two quite novel events - at least novel recently. Video, Audio

Question time this week included the usual mix of tougher opposition attacks, patsy questions and a telling off from the Speaker. Audio

It's the beginning of the end for the original Covid-19 wage subsidy, as the 12-week, $11 billion scheme draws to a close.

The government expects close to a million people to come off the subsidy… Audio

Businesses still suffering from the turmoil wrought by Covid-19 can apply for a further eight weeks of the wage subsidy from today.

The Government expects 230,000 employers will sign up for the… Audio

New Zealanders have been given a glimpse of Alert Level One - their efforts under lockdown finally bearing fruit - near normality on the horizon.

But for many, it hasn't come quick enough - the… Audio

The Greens have accused Labour of breaking a core promise to overhaul the welfare system - a commitment made in the two parties' written agreement to form a government.

The gripe comes after a chorus… Audio

New Zealand's largest construction company is set to reduce its workforce by 10 percent by cutting 1000 jobs in New Zealand and 500 in Australia.

The announcement came less than a week after the… Audio

After a budget announcement the Government normally introduces some legislation under urgency - this year it worked on six. Audio

Finance Minister Grant Robertson joins Kathryn to discuss his third budget and the pathway towards economic recovery. Audio