Prime Minister John Key says there is "light at the end of the tunnel" and New Zealanders can feel more confident they will keep their jobs, after half-yearly accounts painted a better picture than the Budget.

Finance Minister Bill English said New Zealand had gone through the worst, and was on the road to recovery.

But he downplayed the effect of improved forecasts on Government spending, saying restraint was still required because debt was still rising.

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