#BHN Govt to extend COVID powers | Winston Peters slams Labour | Will inflation drop tomorrow?

Newshub has just been leaked a proposal. It's documentation in which the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet proposes that the legislation which underpins COVID-19 restrictions stay in place until 2025.   Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says Winston Peters' comments criticising the Labour government over the weekend were merely "politicking" and it is up to voters to decide what any future government will look like.   Incoming Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has written to Watercare, advising that "all work on Three Waters should stop"   Hopes an expected drop in inflation in figures out tomorrow - will help with the cost of living. Economists anticipate overall top line will fall from 7.3 percent to between 6.5 and 7.