Grant Robertson
Deputy PM: no room for threats of violence over vaccinations
The Prime Minister's national tour to try and give vaccination rates a boost was hampered by small but very vocal protests of people opposed to getting the vaccine. Jacinda Ardern was forced to call… Audio
Govt working through "complex" issues around changes to MiQ
The government is expected to announce changes to the MIQ system today ... after yesterday's scheduled announcement was called off. Ministers met yesterday to go through details of the changes, but -… Audio
Diving into Patsy
Patsy questions often get roundly ignored. Today we’re doing the opposite and diving deeper. Video, Audio
Diving into Patsy
Patsy questions often get roundly ignored. Today we’re doing the opposite and diving deeper.
Video, AudioCovid-19: Government worked hard to make school opening safe - Robertson
Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson is confident it is safe for senior students to return to school on Tuesday.
Robertson said it is understandable some students will be anxious about returning… Audio
Covid-19: Traffic light system announced
The future of Covid-19 restrictions is about to change to a new traffic light system, so long as at least 90-percent of eligible New Zealanders get two doses of the vaccine.
Te Pūrongo o te… Audio
Daily Covid Delta cases hit triple figures for first time
Daily Covid numbers have hit triple figures today, with 102 cases recorded in the community.
94 of them are in Auckland and eight in Waikato. 40 of today's cases are so far unlinked.
Deputy Prime… Video, Audio
Deputy PM: AK businesses getting more support
Tomorrow at 10am, the Prime Minister will announce a new Covid-19 protection framework.. essentially more freedoms tagged to vaccination rates.. and hopefully some dates for Auckland retail… Audio
Work starts for Wellington City Mission's new community hub
Ground was broken today, in a sense, at the site of what will be Wellington City Mission's new community hub.
In the first of its kind for the country - the centre will host supportive housing units… Video, Audio
Robertson: vaccination is key to having a summer
Nathan Rarere spoke with Grant Robertson about the 55 new cases of Covid-19 that were detected yesterday. He asked him about the Northland case who's continuing to refuse to engage with contact… Audio
Deputy PM:massive push for vaccinations to return to normal
There were 39 new cases of Covid-19 reported in the community yesterday including nine in Waikato. A man in his 50s also died after a 40-day battle with the virus in Middlemore Hospital. Nathan Rarere… Audio
Covid-19: Mandatory vaccination unlikely - Robertson
Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson says mandating Covid-19 vaccinations is unlikely, but vaccine certificates are likely to be introduced in the near future. Certificates would permit people to… Audio
Double vaxxed seniors want self isolation to return to NZ
A Kiwi stranded in Queensland due to the lack of MIQ spots says she should be able to self-isolate in her own home. If she doesn't get back soon she risks having her pension stopped and may even have… Audio
Covid-19: Elimination strategy no longer works - Judith Collins
National Party leader Judith Collins says the country and the Government need to accept that the elimination strategy no longer works.
She told Morning Report there have been 17 weeks of lockdowns… Audio
Grant Robertson responds to people in the MIQ lobby
More than 26,000 people gathered in the MIQ lobby on Tuesday night in a bid to come home before Christmas. They aren't just kiwis living overseas wanting to visit or return, there are also people… Audio
Self-isolation pilot won't work without trust - Grant Robertson
Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson says there will be an element of trust in a pilot to allow people to self-isolate at home after international travel.
A stay at home isolation pilot will use… Audio
Govt's mental health delivery review sparks political tit-for-tat
The government has been handed a good report card for its work in the mental health system but has been criticised by the opposition for reviewing itself.
The Implementation Unit is housed in the… Audio
Deputy PM: incentives for vaccines could be challenging
We heard earlier from Stuff's Sinead Boucher who is giving her 900 staff a hundred bucks to spend locally to help with the bounce back from lockdown. Nathan Rarere asked Deputy Prime Minister Grant… Audio
Deputy PM on alert level moves and MIQ changes
Lisa Owen asks Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson what advice he could give to Aucklanders who had travel booked for the school holidays beginning on October 2.
They also discuss the return of the… Video, Audio
Cricket Players Association on Pakistan tour abandonment
It was a tour 18 years in the making, but in a matter of minutes what would have been a historic series for cricket in Pakistan got knocked for a six by New Zealand Cricket's decision to abandon the… Audio