Mike Collins: Business South Chief says businesses are still feeling the pinch of previous alert levels

Some South Island businesses have been left frustrated. Auckland will stay in Alert Level Four until at least next Tuesday while the rest of the country will stay in lockdown until at least this Friday. That's despite no community cases being detected in any South Island towns or cities. Business South Chief Executive Mike Collins Kate Hawkesby says there are businesses still feeling the pinch from previous Alert Level changes. "I was just talking to the teams over in Queenstown the other day and they're really, really struggling. The wage subsidy is a great addition, but at the same time, it's not sustainable for the future, it doesn't cover all of the costs." LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.