PM Jacinda Ardern and Covid-19 Response Minister on unvaccinated Tauranga Port workers exposed to crew members aboard the container ship Rio de la Plata. But the port workers were allowed to unload the cargo on Wednesday evening before an isolation order came from Customs later that night. One more Covid test result is due back from more than 100 Tauranga port workers tested after being onboard the ship. Port of Tauranga officials earlier acknowledged the stress and worry facing their port workers, saying: "Victim blaming and abuse is not helpful." "A Port of Tauranga pilot boarded the vessel at approximately 5pm on Wednesday and brought the ship in to the Tauranga Container Terminal.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 10, 2021 00:40 UTC