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"Creating jobs
Meanwhile, ministers Shane Jones, Phil Twyford and David Parker were all looking at how to get the jobless into jobs with "shovel-ready" projects, she said.
Work was also underway looking at how to speed up consents for development and infrastructure projects.
Robertson said a list of projects was being worked on.
The country's GDP could drop by as much as 17 per cent while unemployment could reach double digits, he said.
The prediction of 30 per cent unemployment by some economists was "extreme", and showed how uncertain the future of the economy was.
He said rent relief for commercial businesses was under discussion, and more will be said about that in a couple of days."