A historic budget in uncertain times saw the Government begin attempting to spend it’s way through. With unemployment expected to reach 10% in coming months, Reporter Benedict Collins was ‘fascinated by the announcement trying to get 11,000 kiwis out working in nature’, including shooting possums and wallabies, and the team ponder whether it’s time some of the Finance Minister’s choice phrases like ‘unprecedented’, and ‘rolling maul’ are ‘put on ice’.

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Shot by Scarlett Wild & Jenna Gottlieb

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