- New Zealand's economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic has been "a lot better than expected," its Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson told CNBC in an interview.
- That has allowed New Zealand to spend "large sums of money" on helping its low-income population while still keeping its net debt in check, said Robertson, who's also finance minister.
- Robertson also discussed the possibility of China joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership or CPTPP.