Port Waikato residents facing long drives and waits for necessities like supermarkets, petrol and medical supplies want to join their northern cousins to make life more simple. “They must feel really isolated right now.”She wanted the Government to put Port Waikato back within Auckland's Covid-19 border. Port Waikato MP Andrew Bayly said many Port Waikato residents relied on Tūākau for their medical supplies. DOMINICO ZAPATA/STUFF/Waikato Times Port Waikato residents must drive 90 minutes to reach a petrol station due to Auckland boundary's rules. In Tuesday’s media conference, Covid-19 minister Chris Hipkins said police and officials were working on the Port Waikato boundary.

Source: Stuff February 16, 2021 04:01 UTC