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Focus Live: Grant Robertson addresses the media

Focus Live: Grant Robertson addresses the media.

Focus Live: Kris Faafoi on TVNZ and RNZ merger

Minister for Broadcasting and Media Kris Faafoi on the TVNZ and RNZ merger.

Focus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern on energy prices

March 9 2022 'We are deeply concerned about what will likely happen with energy prices", PM Jacinda Ardern said this afternoon.

Focus Live: Four deaths, 22,454 cases, 742 in hospital with Covid-19

March 9 2022 Chris Hipkins spoke just before the Ministry of Health announced there were 22,454 community cases and four deaths today. There were 742 people hospitalised including 19 in ICU.

Focus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern on Government support for Ukrainian community

March 8 2022 The Government is fast-tracking measure to support Ukrainians to stay in New Zealand or to return here immediately.

Focus Live: Almost 24,000 community cases today, 756 people in hospital

March 8 2022 There are 23,894 new Covid-19 cases today - including 9881 people in Auckland. Director of Public Health Dr Caroline McElnay said 756 people were in hospital and 16 were in ICU or HDU.

Focus Live: Government responds to supermarket report findings

March 8 2022 Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister David Clark says the findings of the Commerce Commission's final report into New Zealand's $22 billion supermarket industry make it clear the sector is not working.

Focus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern beefs up Russia sanctions

March 7 2022 The Government has announced new "significant" sanctions will be placed on Russia, including oligarchs, individuals and companies responsible for or associated with the invasion of Ukraine.

Focus Live: 22,535 new Covid-19 cases; five deaths

4 March 2022 There are 22,535 new Covid-19 cases today and a further five deaths have been reported. There are now 67 people who have died with Covid since the outbreak started in 2020.

Focus Live: Nearly 20,000 new Covid-19 community cases

March 1 2022 There are nearly 20,000 new community cases of Covid-19 today, with 373 people in hospital, nine of whom are in ICU, and just under 100,000 active cases.

Focus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern on NZ's response to the invasion of Ukraine

February 25 2022 New Zealand has joined international partners in condemning Russia's attack on Ukraine, including the "pointless" loss of life.

Focus Live: Unvaccinated students can participate in school activities under phase 3

February 25 2022 School students, unvaccinated or not, can now participate in all school activities, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins has announced. Hipkins said a week ago Covid-19 was in 1 in 10 schools, it's now in one in five.

Focus Live: NZ moves to phase 3 of the Omicron response

February 24 2022 New Zealand will move to phase 3 of the Omicron response at 11.59pm Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins confirmed today.

Focus Live: Reserve Bank hikes OCR to 1 per cent

February 23 2022 The Reserve Bank has lifted the official cash rate (OCR) by 25 basis points to 1 per cent.

Focus Live: PM 'concerned for safety' of protest police

February 22 2022 PM Jacinda Ardern has described the behaviour of protesters and attacks on police in Wellington as "disgraceful".

Focus Live: Police ‘appalled’ by behaviour of protesters

February 22 2022 Police are "appalled" by the behaviour this morning of protesters in Wellington that has seen three officers hospitalised after being sprayed with a "stinging substance", possibly acid.

Focus Live: $140 million to support Māori and Pacific health providers

February 22 2022 Just over $140 million will be given to Māori and Pasifika health providers to help those communities hit the hardest in the current Covid outbreak.

Focus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern on Omicron surge and Wellington protest

February 21 2022 PM Jacinda Ardern has provided details on the conditions under which vaccination mandates could be eased as protests continue around Parliament's grounds.