Peter Bramley's early morning coffee catch-up with Tasman Mayor Tim King happened during alert level 2, a few hours before alert level 3 was imposed on 23 March. Level 2 of a four-tiered alert level system was introduced on 21 March to try and manage Covid-19 in New Zealand. Nelson-Marlborough Health chief executive Peter Bramley. Photo: Nelson-Marlborough HealthThe visit included minor spending on meals and accommodation and Bramley also attended, by Zoom, a meeting for South Island health board chief executives. Bramley was until recently seconded to the Canterbury/West Coast District Health Board to help with the board's transition to a new chief executive.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 22, 2020 19:40 UTC