MPs from Labour were welcomed onto Te Tii Marae ahead of Waitangi Day commemorations on Saturday.
There was no further spread of Covid-19 in the community following last week’s scare linked to the Pullman Hotel.
There were four new Covid-19 cases in managed isolation.
A new political poll by Roy Morganhad support for the Labour Party at 47%, and the Greens at 11.5%.
4.00pm: Gone By Lunchtime makes its triumphant return
The Spinoff’s much-loved politics podcast, Gone By Lunchtime, is back to read the tea leaves for 2021. Join Toby Manhire, Annabelle Lee-Mather and Ben Thomas to talk taking the bait, Māori wards, Waitangi Day commemorations, the Climate Change Commission report and much more. You can tune in below.