The government has announced more support for small and medium sized business but does it go far enough? We interview business journalist Bernard Hickey from Newsroom and host of RNZ's Two Cents Worth Podcast. Find an extended version of that interview here:
Plus we ask about the plight of drug users during lockdown.
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