6 May 2020

Coronavirus: Some Māori businesses cautiously optimistic

From Morning Report, 8:21 am on 6 May 2020

Māori and Pacific Island small business owners are cautiously optimistic that they can weather the Covid-19 storm. 

It's been just over a week since the level four lockdown was lifted, enabling 75,000 Māori to return to work at Alert Level 3. 

But other Māori businesses say it's a challenging time to operate and there's no guarantee they will survive. 

RNZ Māori news correspondent Leigh-Marama McLachlan reports.