The names of the high-ranking public official’s son and his partner who allegedly breached Covid-19 lockdown rules by flying to a Wānaka holiday home will remain secret, for now. The 35-year-old man and the 26-year-old woman crossed the Auckland alert level 4 border using essential worker exemptions on Thursday, police said. “They risked the health and wellbeing of the whole country.”Boult said public health officials had told him the risk was low that the couple had exposed Wānaka residents to Covid-19. Iain McGregor/Stuff A man and his partner allegedly breached lockdown rules when they left Auckland and flew to Wānaka. The pair were charged with possession of cannabis for supply and failing to comply with the Covid-19 health order.

Source: Stuff September 13, 2021 00:38 UTC