The next day, Sunday June 14, she left managed isolation for 2.5 hours to farewell her father at commemoration of life in Greenhithe. Four days earlier, the Ministry of Health had banned anyone in quarantine or managed isolation from attending a funeral or tangi. The sisters had been allowed to attend their mother's funeral in Wellington, but were not tested before they left isolation. "I can give assurances that no one is [now] leaving a managed isolation facility without having a test." "I am focusing on making sure we have robust procedures at our managed isolation and quarantine facilities.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 22, 2020 19:41 UTC