Is the government doing enough to stimulate the economy?

Coromandel's Kopu Bridge is a bottleneck every holiday weekend. Photo / Sarah Ivey

The number of people claiming the unemployment benefit has topped 50,000 - almost three times the 17,710 at the same time last year.

Aucklanders account for almost half of the increase. About 15,000 more are on the dole than in June last year.

Is the government doing enough to stimulate the economy? Here is a selection of Your Views: