Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins has refused to admit he made a mistake or apologise after releasing private information about journalist Charlotte Bellis.
Vaccine mandates and passes should eventually end and the government should set a timeline for that, opposition parties say, but they do not support today's protests.
A ministry statement admitting rapid antigen tests in the government's order were already in the country has led to incorrect conclusions, the minister says.
There could be significant rates of Covid-19 in the community once overseas New Zealanders can self-isolate at the end of the month, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says.