Budget 2020 Live Special: The Government will borrow an extra $50 billion in the June 2021 fiscal year to mitigate the hit from the Covid-19 pandemic.

PM Jacinda Ardern on her Budget day tradition of gifting Finance Minister Grant Robertson a new tie. Video / Mark Mitchell

The Government has backed down on rules under alert level 2 only allowing 10 people at funeral and tangi.

New Zealand has no new cases of Covid-19 and 93% have now recovered, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said today.

Police have revealed that recent images captured from the borehole drilling programme indicate the possibility of human remains.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson and Health Minister David Clark have announced that the health sector will get an extra $3.92 billion over the next four years.

"I think the focus now turns to saving jobs and getting people back to work," said National Party leader Simon Bridges.

The Government will invest an extra $202 million into family violence services.

The Government will bolster Pharmac's budget by an extra $160 million to ensure NZ has access to more medicines and vaccines.

Judith Collins' pre-Budget announcement

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Focus Live: NZ Herald Political reporter Derek Cheng speaks to director general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield after an audit by infectious diseases specialist Dr Ayesha Verrall.

There are two new Covid-19 cases today, one of which is an Auckland nurse who has tested positive for coronavirus.The nurse is linked to St Margaret's rest home and is being cared for at North Shore Hospital.

The Buchanan family's lockdown boogie was a clear favorite for the People's Choice Award in Focus Live's #P40BEST. Video / Supplied

MP David Parker says farewell to Parliament in his valedictory speech.. Video / Parliament TV

Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says New Zealand is still on track for a move to level 2, with no cases of recent community transmission and a vast improvement in contact tracing.

Christopher Luxon holds post-Cabinet press conference

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There are two new cases of Covid-19 and one person has died of coronavirus in the last 24 hours. PM Jacinda Ardern said Microsoft's announcement to build a data centre in New Zealand served as a signal to the world that we are open for business.

Detective Inspector Chris Barry will speak to the media in regards to the Ponsonby homicide investigation.

Kiwi-born poet, Tom Foolery has racked up over 24 million views on social media with his ode to a post-COVID world. Video / Will Trafford

National would introduce a GST refund scheme for businesses badly affected by the Covid-19 crisis to help with cash flow, leader Simon Bridges said in a major pre-Budget speech today.

Achieving zero cases two days in a row was testament to New Zealanders' efforts that "we could be undeniably proud of", PM Jacinda Ardern says.

PM Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand can take heart from there being no new coronavirus cases today. But she says it reflects the success of the lockdown rather than actions during level three.

There are no new cases of coronavirus in New Zealand today. It is the first time in almost six weeks that testing has not uncovered a single case across a 24 hour period.

PM Jacinda Ardern's communication style has been praised internationally, including by the World Health Organisation. Just how did Ardern manage to persuade New Zealanders into docility?

Chris Hipkins holds a post-Cabinet press conference. Video / Mark Mitchell