Grant Robertson

The Finance Minister is confident the economy will see growth by the end of the year.

A recession is looking more likely after figures out yesterday showed the economy contracted by 0.6 percent in… Audio

This week MPs discussed Stuart Nash’s loss of a ministerial warrant for an hour. It may have looked like a political pile-on, but in reality it was Parliament doing exactly what it is designed for –… Audio

This week’s weekend feature story for The House compiles highlights from through Parliament’s sitting week. Audio

In Parliament this week there are three things happening that have nothing to do with passing legislation. Leader of the House Grant Robertson explains them to the House. Audio

Some areas devastated by Cyclone Gabrielle may not be rebuilt, with the Cyclone Recovery Minister saying a decision will have to be made in the next month.

Grant Robertson made the comments during a… Audio

After a two-month break, Parliament resumed only to soon adjourn for the week as Cyclone Gabrielle complicated plans for the first sitting week in 2023. Audio

The Finance Minister says the scrapping of a suite of government policies yesterday is not just about saving money. 

The RNZ -TVNZ merger, the social insurance scheme, the hate speech bill and… Audio

An economist says the government's decision to extend the fuel tax subsidy until the end of June, is a way of buying votes ahead of the Election in October.

The government had planned to phase out… Audio

A "shallow recession" is the prediction of Finance Minister Grant Robertson, as he looks ahead to 2023.

The government gave its half yearly financial update yesterday, with Robertson signalling next… Audio

People will pay another 25 cents a litre on fuel from the end of March 2023 after the government yesterday announed an end to the petrol tax cut. Half-price public transport fees will also end at that… Audio

Time hear from the Deputy Prime Minister now Grant Robertson now. Nathan Rarere asked him if a bad batch of aviation fuel that's forcing airlines to ration their supplies could disrupt people's… Audio

Crushed between rising interest rates and runaway inflation - why are households being forced to bear the cost of fixing the economy?

At least one leading economist reckons the Reserve Bank, the… Audio

We're heading into a recession. That's according to the Reserve Bank in its latest Monetary Policy Statement, in which it raised interest rates by a whopping 75 basis points. The bank predicts a… Audio

Chinese president Xi Jinping says he wants his country's relationship with New Zealand to be taken to a "higher level" in the wake of a meeting with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

The two leaders met… Audio