A dramatic halt in house-price growth predicted by Treasury, the Government's chief economic adviser, was based on "judgment" rather than a firm economic model, and was not subject to Treasury's quality control process.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is defending her decision to sign off on $2.75 million of funding for a Mongrel Mob-led drug rehabilitation programme in Central Hawke's Bay.
Getting vaccine doses into the arms of 1800-odd unvaccinated border workers is a top priority and should be done as quickly as possible, a leading public health expert says.
Mark Mitchell and Stuart Nash joined Mike Hosking to discuss this and the week's politics news.