It's a crucial week, as the government weighs a shift to level three, Treasury estimates the damage of Covid-19 on the economy, and actual unemployment figures are released. Matthew Hooton and Stephen Mills discuss what will this might mean for the election date. Matthew Hooton is an Auckland based consultant and lobbyist. Stephen Mills is the executive director of UMR Research and former political adviser to two Labour governments.

It's a crucial week, as the government weighs a shift to level three, Treasury estimates the damage of Covid-19 on the economy, and actual unemployment figures are released. Matthew Hooton and Stephen Mills discuss what will this might mean for the election date.

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Matthew Hooton is an Auckland based consultant and lobbyist. Stephen Mills is the executive director of UMR Research and former political adviser to two Labour governments.

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