By RNZThe Prime Minister has denied claims that the Government is withholding information about the positive Covid-19 case who visited Northland and any possible gang connections they may have. Speaking to media this afternoon, Jacinda Ardern said there was "no evidence" to support some of the claims circulating around the case. The Government moved Northland from alert level 2 to alert level 3 in a sudden announcement last night, after an Auckland woman who had visited Northland tested positive for the coronavirus. "What we do know from video and CCTV footage is that the individual in question was travelling with a woman. Hipkins said the woman used false information to get travel documents and spent several days in Northland.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 09, 2021 01:05 UTC