Parliament is becoming increasingly fractious as the Government prepares the country for a major economic shock.
A $12 billion support package was its first, urgent response to the Covid-19 crisis unfolding around the world.
No-one is willing to say exactly how many jobs will be lost in the coming months, with ministers saying there's no way to know - except that it will be "significant".
The Opposition is highly critical of the support package saying the government is spending money on beneficiaries, when businesses face shedding hundreds of thousands of jobs, or going under altogether.
RNZ political editor Jane Patterson filed this report.
