More than 30,000 jobs are being supported by the Government's new wage subsidy scheme.
The Resurgence Wage Subsidy was announced after Auckland went back into level 3 lockdown and is available to businesses across the country.
To be eligible, businesses must have experienced a 40 per cent drop in revenue over a two-week period between 12 August and 10 September, compared to last year.
Figures from the Ministry of Social Development show almost $33 million was paid out to businesses in its first week, supporting 30,458 jobs.