<p style="text-align:left;" size="2" _root="[object Object]" __ownerid="undefined" __hash="undefined" __altered="false">New Zealand's economy is officially in recession after plunging into its deepest economic collapse on record, official data shows. However, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was optimistic, saying that economic pain of lockdown will be followed by a rebound in July-September. </p>