Grant Robertson

Diplomatic tensions ran high yesterday after a missile killed two people in Poland near its border with Ukraine, raising fears of how NATO may respond to the incidident in a member state. Nathan… Audio

Deputy Prime Minister and Sports Minister, Grant Robertson, says New Zealand should be working towards pay parity across all sports.

He made the comments during his post-Cabinet media conference… Audio

Sports Minister Grant Robertson has hailed the Black Ferns' world cup victory as a turning point for women's rugby.

Robertson was at the stadium and told our producer Ben Strang the experience was… Audio

We celebrate the Black Ferns before the big final game at Eden Park, by playing their favourite songs from their Pre Game Playlist. We also play messages of support and song dedications from Sir… Audio

The Reserve Bank may have avoided the 'worst-case' economic scenarios but admits it could have acted faster to fight inflation.

The central bank has compiled a report card on its performance over the… Audio

"A battle against rate rises and service cuts" - Auckland councillors have been debating how to plug a $270 million financial hole.

Mayor Wayne Brown is determined the burden won't be passed on to… Video, Audio

Is it fair that at a time of three-decade high inflation, the country's banks are making huge profits? The business community think Yes Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says "No". But what is the… Audio

The Finance Minister says addressing inflation without increasing unemployment is a difficult balancing act.

Grant Robertson told Morning Report he's proud of the low unemployment rate and doesn't… Audio

In the aftermath of New Zealand's loss to England at the T20 Cricket World Cup, one particular incident has got social media all abuzz. Black Caps captain and Aotearoa golden child Kane Williamson… Audio

The government is remaining tight lipped about what it took to secure the release of two New Zealand travel bloggers who were detained in Iran for four months. Against official advice, social… Audio

Rishi Sunak will be the UK's next Prime Minister, replacing the country's shortest-serving leader ever, Liz Truss.

The former treasurer will be the third person to lead the country in seven weeks… Audio

The Consumer Price Index which was released Monday showed while inflation's rise had slowed, it certainly hadnt dropped and from the 32-year high of last quarter's 7.3 per cent Here on First Up we get… Audio

The Finance Minister says the government will continue to support people on low and middle incomes in the face of cost of living pressures.

Consumer prices increased 2.2 percent in the September… Audio

Joining Nathan Rarere is the Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson who has just arrived in New York. Audio

A record tax take, a better than expected deficit - could tax cuts be on the table going into next year's election? Audio

The Finance Minister won't rule out tax cuts before returning the government books to surplus. 

The government posted a better than expected financial result yesterday with a $9.7 billon deficit.

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Treasury's audit of the government's books released yesterday found things in a better state than had been anticipated given the massive Covid spend and the global volatility affecting markets. Final… Audio

Six months ago the New Zealand dollar was worth 68.9 .9 US cents.. This morning as you've just heard, it's sitting at 57.1 So what are the implications, particularly on interest rates? Here's Deputy… Audio

The Finance Minister says the situation around the  New Zealand dollar remains volatile, with much of the impact stemming back to the strength of the US dollar. 

The Kiwi took further hits overnight… Audio

Time to hear from Grant Robertson, who with Jacinda Ardern at the UN General Assembly in New York, is the Acting Prime Minister. We began with an issue that's seen the government under fire from… Audio