The tourism sector was holding out hope for a lifeline. It didn't come, and now, they say, they're drowning.

For small business owners, budget 2020 was a mixed bag.

The latest on the Covid-19 crisis in New Zealand and around the world, updated throughout the day.

What does this year's budget mean for one of the hardest-hit sectors post-lockdown?

The budget invests in the future of work, but how does it help workers today?

Simon Bridges led the critiques, while Winston Peters got personal.

A simple breakdown of the big new fund.

A massive $50bn package includes an eight week extension to the wage subsidy. Does the business community think it's enough?

Today's budget was heralded as potentially the most momentous in a generation. So what did the experts think?

All the big and surprising announcements from a budget published amid a time of crisis.

Will today's budget account for the corporate bias of the past?

The people at the bottom of the socioeconomic pile deserve to be be part of the post-pandemic conversation – and to be allowed to speak for themselves.

What the does the government need to fund to get the economy moving again?

A willingness to see health and economy as interwoven, as part of something larger, is at the core of thinking around wellbeing, and it is strikingly absent in the White House.

How will the budget alleviate New Zealand's pressing social issues?