Leader of the Oppostion Judith Collins says the Government hasn't taken enough responsibility for the management of the Covid-19 response. National Party leader Judith Collins has lashed the Government for not learning the lessons of the first lockdown and for what she calls the “cluster” of management at the Auckland border. Health officials are responsible for approving passes for essential workers to get across the Auckland border. As of Tuesday, Minister of Health Chris Hipkins said the Government was sorting its way through thousands of applications. “Well Chris Hipkins, to be frank, he's been handed a hospital pass, hasn’t he,” Collins said.

Source: Stuff August 18, 2020 22:17 UTC